Copy1-Acute pancreatitis.pptx
- 1. ACUTE PANCREATITIS Presenter : Dr Nyangu Moderator : Dr Phiri E
- 6. ? Gall stones ? Ethanol ? Trauma ? Steriods ? Mumps ? Autoimmune Diseases ? Scorpion sting ? Hypercalcermia, Hypertriglyceridemia ? ERCP,
- 11. ? This inflammatory cascade then leads to the systemic manifestations of acute pancreatitis. It ultimately produces capillary permeability and endothelium damage with microvascular thrombosis that gives rise to multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) as the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the setting of acute pancreatitis.