Acute pancreatitis (AP) is the reversible inflammation of pancreas. Annually from
4.9 to 35 cases per 100,000 of AP is reported. About one-fourth of patients with AP,
develop severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) which may lead to a life-threatening complications
and mortality rate is reported up to 5% [
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Publication history
Published online: July 30, 2019
Accepted:
July 21,
2019
Received:
July 11,
2019
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