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Serum profiles of C-reactive protein, interleukin-8, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in patients with acute pancreatitis.
HPB Surg
June 2010
Department of Surgery, Asklepieio Voulas General Hospital, 16673 Athens, Greece.
Background/aims: Early prediction of the severity of acute pancreatitis would lead to prompt intensive treatment resulting in improvement of the outcome. The present study investigated the use of C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) as prognosticators of the severity of the disease.
Methods: Twenty-six patients with acute pancreatitis were studied.