Ulinastatin in the Management of Severe Acute Alcoholic Pancreatitis: A Case Series.

Niraj Kumar Keyal, Amit Singh, Abishek Pokhrel, Amid Bhujel, Rupesh Kumar Chaurasia

JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association 2021 Dec 11

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Severe acute alcoholic pancreatitis is a second common form of pancreatitis that requires intensive care unit care and has high morbidity and mortality due to lacking specific treatment. Management of alcoholic pancreatitis is generally non- specific and supportive. We hereby present a case-series of three patients that describes the successful treatment of severe acute alcoholic pancreatitis with ulinastatin and other supportive treatment. From this we want to emphasize that ulinastatin a protease inhibitor can be used in the treatment of alcoholic pancreatitis.

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Niraj Kumar Keyal, Amit Singh, Abishek Pokhrel, Amid Bhujel, Rupesh Kumar Chaurasia. Ulinastatin in the Management of Severe Acute Alcoholic Pancreatitis: A Case Series. JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association. 2021 Dec 11;59(244):1302-1306