Acute pancreatitis was associated with increased long-term mortality, particularly among patients with non–gallstone-related pancreatitis and severe acute pancreatitis. The increased mortality ...

Overuse of alcohol is a major cause of acute and chronic pancreatitis in both developed and developing countries. The disease usually presents as an acute episode of pancreatitis and progresses ...

A research study recently published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology explains the role of pancreatic enzyme therapy (PERT) in reducing the frequency of acute pancreatitis (AP ...