Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 7, Issue 11 , Pages 1247-1251, November 2009

Early Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Is Associated With Severe Acute Pancreatitis

  • Vikesh K. Singh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Center for Pancreatic Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Bechien U. Wu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Center for Pancreatic Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Thomas L. Bollen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Abdominal Imaging & Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Kathryn Repas

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Center for Pancreatic Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Rie Maurer

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Center for Pancreatic Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Koenraad J. Mortele

      Affiliations

    • Division of Abdominal Imaging & Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Peter A. Banks

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Center for Pancreatic Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Peter A. Banks, Division of Gastroenterology, Center for Pancreatic Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115. fax: (617) 264-5277

published online 17 August 2009.

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    •  Conflict of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

     Funding This study was supported by a clinical research grant from the National Pancreas Foundation to PAB (Principle Investigator) and V.K.S (Co-Investigator).

    PII: S1542-3565(09)00774-5

    doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2009.08.012

    Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    Volume 7, Issue 11 , Pages 1247-1251, November 2009