Acute Pancreatitis: Research and Clinical Management

Provides findings on acute pancreatitis in the fields of
morphology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, enzymatic and in-
strumental diagnosis, clinical aspects and pharmacological
and surgical treatment. Emphasis on clinical implications on
the local release and vasoactice and toxic substances, the
high rate of bacterial infection in the necroses, and the
causes of impairment of cardiocirculatory, pulmonary and re-
nal organs.