To the Editor: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common digestive disorder with a broad spectrum of etiologies, Apart from gallstones and alcohol abuse which are two of most common etiologies of AP, all of other potenti...To the Editor: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common digestive disorder with a broad spectrum of etiologies, Apart from gallstones and alcohol abuse which are two of most common etiologies of AP, all of other potential causes need to be considered. Pancreatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas, which includes pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), distal pancreatectomy, segmental pancreatectomy, and total pancreatectomy.展开更多
文摘To the Editor: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common digestive disorder with a broad spectrum of etiologies, Apart from gallstones and alcohol abuse which are two of most common etiologies of AP, all of other potential causes need to be considered. Pancreatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas, which includes pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), distal pancreatectomy, segmental pancreatectomy, and total pancreatectomy.