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Among patients with severe acute pancreatitis, who represent approximately 20%–25% of all patients diagnosed with this disease, a proportion will come to surgery early in the first admission. This specifically excludes patients in whom the rarity of a diagnostic laparotomy is required. Within the severe group a minority will meet the indications for surgical intervention, provided the best possible conservative management is given. This minority group comprises between 4% and 17.5% of all patients [1, 2].
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Imrie, C.W. (1993). Indications for Surgery: The Surgeon’s View. 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_18
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