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Dong-Xu Wang, Lian-Jie Lin, Chang-Qing Zheng, Department of Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110022, Liaoning Province, China
Supported by: the Science and Technology Project of Liaoning Province, No. 2010225008; the Doctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Liaoning Province, No. 20081048; the Science and Technology Project of Shenyang, No. F10-205-1-7
Correspondence to: Lian-Jie Lin, Associate Professor, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, 39 Huaxiang Street, Tiexi Distric, Shenyang 110022, Liaoning Province, China. audreylin73@hotmail.com
Received: February 5, 2013 Revised: March 4, 2013 Accepted: March 14, 2013 Published online: April 8, 2013
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common acute abdominal disease that can be divided into mild acute pancreatitis and severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). SAP accounts for 20%-30% of all AP cases, progresses rapidly and is associated with a high mortality rate. Early identification, diagnosis and treatment of SAP are important for improving the prognosis. This article will introduce common AP scoring systems and describe the characteristics of each system.
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