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Vascular complications of pancreatitis

More than 200000 hospital admissions happen per year for acute pancreatitis and more than 50000 for chronic pancreatitis in the United States of America. Necrotizing pancreatitis accounts for 20%-30% of the cases. One-quarter of the patients with pancreatitis develop vascular complications, which ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kalas, M Ammar, Leon, Monica, Chavez, Luis Omar, Canalizo, Eduardo, Surani, Salim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9372863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36158481
http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i22.7665
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Sumario:More than 200000 hospital admissions happen per year for acute pancreatitis and more than 50000 for chronic pancreatitis in the United States of America. Necrotizing pancreatitis accounts for 20%-30% of the cases. One-quarter of the patients with pancreatitis develop vascular complications, which carries a high mortality. This mini-review will address these complications that can help primary care physicians and hospitalists in managing their patients effectively.