TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 25. Acute Pancreatitis A1 - Wu, Bechien U. A1 - Conwell, Darwin L. A1 - Banks, Peter A. A2 - Greenberger, Norton J. A2 - Blumberg, Richard S. A2 - Burakoff, Robert Y1 - 2012 N1 - T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Endoscopy, 2e AB - Gallstone disease and alcohol are the most common causes of acute pancreatitis; other causes include hypertriglyceridemia, drugs, and specific disorders of the biliary tree and pancreas.Diagnosis is usually made based on a history of acute abdominal pain; a threefold elevation in serum amylase or lipase, or both; or an abnormal abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan showing changes of acute pancreatitis.Severe acute pancreatitis is characterized by persistent (>48 hours) organ failure (systemic blood pressure 2.0 mg/dL) or pancreatic necrosis.Diagnosis of necrotizing pancreatitis is confirmed by contrast-enhanced abdominal CT scan. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55958678 ER -