Preoperative Fibrinogen as a Predictor for Development of Postoperative Hyperamylasemia and Postoperative Pancreatitis

Abstract

Radoslav S Todorov, Ivanka Taneva, Emilia Tosheva, Kaloyan Dimitrov, Viktoria Spasova, Vasil Bozev, Atanas Ionkov

Introduction: Postoperative pancreatitis complications can be separated into two main groups based on literature reviews and clinical and experimental trials. Some authors suggest that postoperative pancreatitis is a severe complication that should be treated conservatively and operatively if needed. Other authors defend an opposite opinion that only postoperative hyperamylasemia exists, which is a transitory condition with no risk of complications.

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