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The clinical course of acute pancreatitis (AP) varies from a mild self-limiting condition to an extremely severe disease with multiple organ failure and a high mortality rate. The reported incidence of the necrotizing or hemorrhagic form varies between 5% to 10% of all cases of acute pancreatitis [1].
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Wiedeck, H., Stein, B. (1993). Intensive Care Therapy in Acute Pancreatitis. In: Beger, H.G., Büchler, M., Malfertheiner, P. (eds) Standards in Pancreatic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77437-9_14
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