Acute pancreatitis
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Murphy, JO; Mehigan, BJ; Keane, FBV
- Source
- British Journal of Hospital Medicine; August 2002, Vol. 63 Issue: 8 p487-492, 6p
- Subject
- Language
- ISSN
- 17508460; 17597390
Acute pancreatitis is an important and extremely common cause of acute hospital admission which may be associated with major morbidity and mortality. Modern treatment is largely supportive with a limited role for surgery.