[Classification of pancreatitis]
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1Klinik für diagnostische und interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland. Katharina.Hoss@ukbonn.de.
Background:
Both, acute and chronic pancreatitis represent complex disease patterns, whose effective treatment is based on structured diagnostics and therapy by a multi-professional team. There are different systems for an improved objectivity in the classification of the severity of the disease OBJECTIVES: Overview of the common classifications of acute and chronic pancreatitis.
Materials And Methods:
Literature research of currently used classifications of acute and chronic pancreatitis. Evaluation of the current chronic pancreatitis guideline.
Results:
For acute pancreatitis, the modified Atlanta Classification and the "determinant-based" classification are most widely used. These classifications are complemented by clinical risk scores such as the Marshall Score and the SOFA Score. In chronic pancreatitis, the image-based Cambridge classification was established. For clinical assessment further classifications such as the ABC classification and the M‑ANNHEIM classification are applied evaluating leading symptoms such as pain, exocrine and endocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
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