Open AccessSystematic review of diet in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis: A tale of too much or too little?
Author(s) -
Tudor Thomas,
Latifa Mah,
Savio George Barreto
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.101124
Subject(s) - medicine , pathogenesis , acute pancreatitis , pancreatitis , animal studies , gallstones , malnutrition , medline , systematic review , physiology , intensive care medicine , biology , biochemistry
The role of diet as the cause of acute pancreatitis (AP) has been suggested. The aim of the current review was to determine if there exists sufficient evidence linking nutrition, or the lack of it, to the pathogenesis of AP.