Improving treatment outcomes for acute biliary pancreatitis

Effect of Diclofenac Suppository on Treatment of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

Background and Aim: Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory pancreatic disease that is associated with low or no fibrosis of the pancreas. Standard non-surgical treatment in all patients involves correcting water and electrolyte disorders, pain relief and avoiding pancreatic secretion. Given that pancreatitis is an inflammatory process, and NSAIDs have been shown to modulate inflammatory processe...

Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

More than 220,000 patients are admitted to hospital each year with acute pancreatitis in the United States alone.1 The most common etiology of acute pancreatitis is gallstones. This chapter will focus on diagnostic and management issues related to acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP). Differentiating gallstone-induced acute pancreatitis from other etiologies (alcohol, medication induced, hypertrigl...

Timing of Cholecystectomy for Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

Background : Biliary stones are the leading cause of acute pancreatitis. Although cholecystectomy and selective endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) comprise the current treatment in patients with acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP), the time of intervention is still controversial. Objective : In this study the outcomes of cholecystectomy was evaluated. Methods : on first admission for ABP ...

Stress and acute biliary pancreatitis.

Accessible online at: www.karger.com/pan According to Selye’s [1] classic work, the general adaptation syndrome in response to stress involves a complex neurohumoral regulation: the release of ACTH and corticosteroids combined with catecholamine discharges and other factors resulting in gastric ulcerations because of disequilibrium between aggressive and defensive (cytoprotective) mechanisms. O...