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cord-015957-vimq6qs7	Casillas, Javier	Acute Pancreatitis (AP)	2015-03-31		.txt	text/plain	1419	139	44	• Acute infl ammatory process of the pancreas with a wide range of manifestations and clinical variation, ranging from local infl ammation to systemic manifestations such as organ failure. • Abdominal ultrasound is an inexpensive, convenient imaging modality helpful to evaluate the presence of gallbladder and/or common duct stones in acute pancreatitis. -Homogeneous or heterogeneous pancreatic parenchymal enhancement (diffuse or focal due to interstitial parenchymal edema) -Normal or mild to severe peripancreatic and retroperitoneal infl ammatory changes (fatty stranding) depending on the severity of the acute pancreatitis -Varying amounts of peripancreatic fl uid -Thickening of the retroperitoneal fascia • Organ failure (acute pancreatitis) -Approximately 10 % of patients. • Rare complication of acute pancreatitis • Secondary to the compression of the stomach, small bowel, or colon by a pancreatic fl uid collection Clinical management of patients with acute pancreatitis	./cache/cord-015957-vimq6qs7.txt	./txt/cord-015957-vimq6qs7.txt