In patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) without an obvious cause, clinicians should first consider a neoplastic etiology in those older than 35-40 years. In contrast, genetic or autoimmune causes are ...

Acute pancreatitis is one of the most common causes of abdominal pain in patients presenting to the emergency room. It is an ...

In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published online in the March issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, evidence-based recommendations are ...

Credit: Getty Images The American College of Gastroenterology has released guidelines on early medical management and complicated disease states in acute pancreatitis. The American College of ...

Diagnostic ultrasound is an excellent modality for many conditions that present with abdominal pain. It has the advantage of being both portable and radiation-free. Although actual scanning time may ...

Background A 49-year-old white female with a history of acute pancreatitis that was complicated by pseudocysts presented with severe acute-onset abdominal pain of a few hours duration with associated ...

Fluid resuscitation in acute pancreatitis shows crystalloid type and rate interaction influencing hospital length of stay in mild cases.