Abstract | PURPOSE OF REVIEW:
Acute pancreatitis is associated with a significant morbidity and a mortality as high as 10%. This review summarizes the most relevant articles in the past year that have contributed to understanding and management of this disease. RECENT FINDINGS: SUMMARY: Early events within the acinar cell and the regulation of inflammation by transcription factors continue to be elucidated. Although experimental acute pancreatitis can be successfully ameliorated by use of cytokine and inflammatory inhibitors, this has not been demonstrated in clinical disease. The finding of a compartmentalization of the inflammatory response in acute pancreatitis may be important for planning therapeutic interventions. Pancreatic duct stenting reduces the risk of developing postendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis in high-risk people.
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Authors | Anil B Nagar, Fred S Gorelick |
Journal | Current opinion in gastroenterology
(Curr Opin Gastroenterol)
Vol. 20
Issue 5
Pg. 439-43
(Sep 2004)
ISSN: 0267-1379 [Print] United States |
PMID | 15689676
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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