In the case reported by Orvis and Evans 20 and in the case presented above, lipoprotein lipase inhibition in the circulation during the episode of acute pancreatitis was demonstrated. In the ...

Coagulopathy is a critical pathophysiological mechanism of acute pancreatitis (AP), arising from the complex interplay between innate immune, endothelial cells and platelets. Although initially ...

To date, many questions regarding the optimal treatment of acute pancreatitis remain unanswered. Most importantly, pharmacological agents that can inhibit early organ injury in the pancreas are ...

Paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM) is an optical coherence tomography (OCT) sign proposed in recent years, which is characterized by infarction of the middle layer of the retina. This article ...

Lipase levels at the time of an acute abdomen or a flulike illness in epileptic children taking valproic acid can reveal early stages of pancreatitis and are recommended.

In an interim analysis of the study using OptumInsight, no significant elevation in the incidence of unadjudicated acute pancreatitis diagnoses with liraglutide versus non-GLP-1–based ...

Acute pancreatitis is a condition that causes inflammation of the pancreas—an organ located behind the stomach. The two main functions of the pancreas are to produce hormones and digestive enzymes ...

But if these enzymes become active inside the pancreas, they start to "digest" the pancreas itself. Acute pancreatitis occurs suddenly and lasts for a short period of time. Chronic pancreatitis does ...

Treatment must be aggressive since the disease can progress quickly and can be fatal. ACS treatment may include pain control, intravenous (IV) fluids if dehydration is suspected, antibiotics to treat ...