The authors present a prospective study of early diagnosis of biliary etiology in Acute Pancreatitis, using a Multiple Quantitative Index. A positive diagnosis was achieved in more than a 80% of cases if female, age over or equal 55 years, and serum alanine-aminotransferase over or equal twice normal. Some questions concerning usefulness and therapeutical implications of an early diagnosis of Biliary Pancreatit...
Ten to twenty per cent of Acute Pancreatitis (AP) attacks are severe and their evolution depends on regional or systemic complications and medical of surgical management applied. Three hundred and twelve cases of AP were retrospectively studied, 51 of which had pancreatic or peripancreatic effusions (early fluid effusion--14%; pseudocyst--14%; phlegmon--43% abscess--29%). Mortality in this group (33%) was great...
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