| Autor: |
Jayanta Samanta, Narendra Dhaka, Pankaj Gupta, Anupam K Singh, Thakur D Yadav, Vikas Gupta, Saroj K Sinha, Rakesh Kochhar |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
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| Zdroj: |
JGH Open, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 338-343 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2397-9070 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/jgh3.12169 |
| Popis: |
Background and Aim The two most common etiologies of acute pancreatitis (AP) are alcohol and gallstone. Whether etiology contributes to the outcome in patients with AP is an unresolved issue, more so in the severe form of the disease. The aim is to study the effects of the etiological factors of alcohol and gallstone on the disease course and the role of etiology in the subgroup of severe AP. Methods Consecutive patients of AP with alcohol or gallstone etiology were included. Various severity parameters and various outcome measures, such as need for organ support, intensive care, surgical or radiological intervention, hospital stay, and mortality, were evaluated between the two groups. Results Of the 759 patients, alcoholic pancreatitis was seen in 368 (48.5%), while gallstone disease was observed in 246 (32.4%). Gallstone pancreatitis occurred in older age (P |
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