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World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2014; 2(12): 840-845
Published online Dec 16, 2014. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i12.840
Table 1 Revised definitions of acute pancreatitis (2012)[1,2]
Types
Interstitial edematousInflammation of pancreatic parenchyma and peripancreatic tissue, without necrosis
NecrotizingInflammation with pancreatic parenchymal and/or peripancreatic necrosis
Grades of severity
MildNo organ failureLack of local or systemic complications
ModerateTransient organ failure (< 48 h) and/orLocal or systemic complications without persistent organ failure
SeverePersistent single or multiple organ failure(> 48 h)