[Prospective surgery in the treatment of acute pancreatitis]

A series of 65 patients with acute pancreatitis is analyzed with special regard to ethiopatogenesis and therapy. In several cases (68%) surgery has been performed with good results. Results are discussed and confronted with bibliographic report. The main problem, according to Authors, is to diagnose the real cause of pancreatitis for every patient, so that is possible to choose the appropriate may of treatment.