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Acute Pancreatitis Etiology Investigation: A Workup Algorithm Proposal

Author(s) -

Sílvia da Silva,

Mónica Rocha,

João Pinto-de-Sousa

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

ge portuguese journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.321

H-Index - 9

eISSN - 2341-4545

pISSN - 2387-1954

DOI - 10.1159/000452692

Subject(s) - etiology , medicine , acute pancreatitis , pancreatitis , algorithm , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , gastroenterology , computer science

Acute pancreatitis represents a significant number of hospital admissions. Most of the patients are admitted in an acute setting. Early identification of its etiology is an essential step toward the rational approach, both for its implications in the immediate therapy and the prevention of recurrence. Although often obvious, the etiological workup of acute pancreatitis can be challenging.

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