acute pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a relatively common acute abdominal condition, ranking 3rd to 5th in incidence among acute abdominal diseases. More than 80% of patients have a milder form of the disease, namely acute edematous pancreatitis, which can be cured through non-surgical treatment and is essentially a medical disease. Approximately 10% of patients have severe pancreatitis, namely acute hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis, where the pancreatic inflammation is no longer reversible or self-limiting and often requires surgical treatment, and should be regarded as a surgical disease. Due to a deeper understanding of acute pancreatitis, along with significant advances in diagnostic techniques and treatment methods, it has become a topic of great interest to surgeons. At the same time, because the mortality rate remains high, ranging from 30% to 60%, and it is prone to various severe complications, it poses a formidable challenge to physicians.