BACKGROUND & AIMS: There is no consistency between the individual studies in the
literature on whether organ failure (OF) or infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is the main …

Background There is a lack of robust estimates of the worldwide incidence and mortality of
acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts, and pancreatic cancer in the general …

Abstract Knowledge of pancreatitis in the 20th century was shaped predominantly by animal
data and clinical trials. Several large general population-based cohort studies and …

Objective: To develop a new international classification of acute pancreatitis severity on the
basis of a sound conceptual framework, comprehensive review of published evidence, and …

Background & Aim Acute pancreatitis (AP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) traditionally have
been thought to be distinct diseases, but there is evidence that AP can progress to CP. Little is …

Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is common in the general population and it poses a
heavy burden to society in the form of long-term disability, healthcare use and costs. The …

… Acquisition of data: Petrov and van Santvoort. Analysis and interpretation of data: Petrov,
Besselink, van der Heijden. Drafting of the manuscript: Petrov. Critical revision of the …

Background Intestinal ischemia is a potentially catastrophic abdominal emergency that presents
a significant diagnostic challenge in the critical care setting. We performed a systematic …

Background: Infectious complications are the main cause of late death in patients with acute
pancreatitis. Routine prophylactic antibiotic use following a severe attack has been …

Abstract Development of advanced modalities for detection of fat within the pancreas has
transformed understanding of the role of intra-pancreatic fat deposition (IPFD) in health and …