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Acute pancreatitis : health effects, clinical aspects and emerging therapies /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Copeland, Shane (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Biomedical, [2016]
Colección:Digestive diseases--research and clinical developments series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Chapter 1; Acute Pancreatitis in Childhood; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Burden of Disease: Incidence and Length of Hospitalisation; 2.1. Incidence; 2.2. Length of Hospitalisation; 3. Pathophysiology; 4. Aetiology; 4.1. Biliary Disease; 4.2. Medications; 4.3. Idiopathic; 4.4. Multisystem Diseases; 4.5. Trauma; 4.6. Infections; 4.7. Genetic; 4.8. Metabolic; 4.9. Special Considerations in Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis; 5. Definitions and Diagnosis; 5.1. Definitions; 5.2. Diagnosis; 5.2.1. Clinical Presentation; 5.2.2. Elevations in Serum Pancreatic Enzymes
  • 5.2.3. Radiological Presentation5.2.5. Combination and Comparison of Serum Pancreatic Enzymes and Imaging Tests; 6. Management and Investigation; 6.1. Severity; 6.2. Early Aggressive Intravenous Fluid Resuscitation; 6.3. Gut Rest and Early Feeding; 6.4. Other; Conclusion; References; Biographical Sketches; Chapter 2; Walled-Off Pancreatic Necrosis; Abstract; Walled-Off Pancreatic Necrosis; Definition of WOPN; Pathology; Epidemiology; Clinical Features; Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of WOPN; Management of WOPN; Therapeutic Options in WOPN; "Wait and See"; Drainage; Percutaneous Drainage
  • Endoscopic DrainageEndoscopic Transluminal Necrosectomy; Surgery; Follow-Up; The Future; References; Chapter 3; Ocular Manifestations of Acute Pancreatitis: Purtscher's Retinopathy; Abstract; Introduction; Background; Ocular Features; Case Reports and Series in Literature; Pathophysiology; Treatment and Management; Conclusion; References; Biographical Sketch; Chapter 4; Impact of Obesity to Severity of Acute Pancreatitis; Abstract; Introduction; Acute Pancreatitis; Obesity; Impact of Obesity to Severity of Acute Pancreatitis; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5; Severe Acute Pancreatitis
  • Since the ClassicalAbstract; Introduction; Complications of SAP; Infected Necrotic Pancreatitis; Compartmental Syndrome; Walled-Off Pancreatic Necrosis (WOPN); Pancreatic Pseudocysts; Methods; Clinical Evaluation; Ranson's Criteria; Ultrasound; Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangeo-Pancreatography (ERCP) with Sphincterotomy; Radiological Classification Systems; Magnetic Resonance; Management Alternatives in Acute Pancreatitis; Artificial Nutrition; Pharmacological Treatment; Crystalloids; Analgesia; Somatostatin; Corticosteroids; Prophylactic Antibiotics; Meropenem; Drotrecogin Alpha (Activated)
  • Recombinant Human Soluble ThrombomodulinSurgical Treatment; Peritoneal Lavage; Management with the 'Step-Up' Approach; Open Surgical Debridement; Vacuum-Assisted Closure System (VAC); References; Biographical Sketch; Chapter 6; Management of Acute; Biliary Pancreatitis; Abstract; Introduction; Pathophysiology; Etiology; Diagnostic Assessment of Biliary Etiology of AP; Evolution of ABP; Early Assessment of ABP; Therapeutic Approach of ABP; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Biographical Sketch; Chapter 7; Radiology of Acute Pancreatitis and Its Complications