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Gastrointestinal disorders of the critically ill. Shock and acute pancreatitis
Rainer Isenmann1, Doris Henne-Bruns, Guido Adler
1Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University of Ulm, Steinhoevelstrasse 9, Ulm 89075, Germany.
Best Practice & Research. Clinical Gastroenterology
|May 24, 2003
Abstract:
Shock and pancreatitis are closely associated. Shock can be a sequel of severe pancreatitis and systemic shock may induce pancreatitis. This chapter discusses both features with regard to their clinical and pathophysiological characteristics.