Clinical Gastroenterology Vol.16 No.8(1)

Theme Serve Acute Pancreatitis -- Prediction of Deterioration and Therapeutic Strategy
Title Current Concepts on Pathogenesis in Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Publish Date 2001/07
Author Tetsuo Hayakawa 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine
Author Tooru Naruse 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine
Author Motoji Kitagawa 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine
Author Hiroshi Ishiguro 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine
Author Nobumasa Mizuno 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine
Author Morio Nakajima 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine
Author Wang You Xue 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine
[ Summary ] In severe acute pancreatitis, organ damage and dysfunction occur in and around the pancreas and in organs far from the pancreas. The latter organ failures relate to the severity and prognosis of the disease. Pathogenese of the severe acute pancreatitis is reviewed from the aspects of clinical pictures, patho physiology, and treatment.
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