Open AccessSevere acute pancreatitis in the elderly: Etiology and clinical characteristics
Author(s) -
Ming-jun Xin,
Chen Hong,
Bin Luo,
Jiayi Sun
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.2517
Subject(s) - etiology , medicine , multiple organ dysfunction syndrome , pancreatitis , acute pancreatitis , incidence (geometry) , young adult , gastroenterology , sepsis , physics , optics
To investigate the etiology and clinical characteristics of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) in elderly patients (> or = 60 years of age).