Acute pancreatitis
From BugSigDB
a sudden inflammation of the pancreas. It can have severe complications and high mortality despite treatment. While mild cases are often successfully treated with conservative measures, such as fasting and aggressive intravenous fluid rehydration, severe cases may require admission to the intensive care unit or even surgery to deal with complications of the disease process.
- Aliases
- acute necrotizing pancreatitis
- acute pancreatic necrosis
- acute pancreatitis
- acute pancreatitis (disorder) [ambiguous]
- pancreatitis necrotizing
- pancreatitis, acute
