PancreasAcute PancreatitisThe pancreas is an unparalleled concentration of digestive and synthetic enzymes tenuously surrounded by cell membranes. When the cell barrier is broken in the course of acute pancreatitis, the ideal therapy would inhibit enzymic activity, wash away debris, prevent associated pulmonary problems, and support the integrity of the systemic circulation. Neither as a result of any one treatment nor as a result of a combination of treatments is such rational therapy at hand.Peritoneal dialysis for early severe pancreatitis is at the moment the best means, though usually a weak one, of fulfilling many of the therapeutic . . .
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