Abstract
Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory condition that is initiated by the intra pancreatic activation of proteases. Pancreatic enzyme activation triggers a local and systemic inflammatory response that is associated with recruitment of inflammatory cells into the pancreas and a widespread up-regulation of inflammatory markers in distant tissues.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1325-1340 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Surgical Clinics of North America |
Volume | 87 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery