Acute pancreatitis is currently a concern of many people, because complications of the disease can lead to death if not taken care of and treated promptly. An attack of acute pancreatitis is most likely to occur after just one heavy alcohol consumption or after a nutritious meal.

Predictions of the severity of acute pancreatitis are posed by ongoing clinical evaluations with the use of systematic and imaging multifactor scores. The Balthazar score is a tool to assess the extent of pancreatitis on computed tomography.

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common medical and surgical emergency. Most of the symptoms of AP are mild and self-recovery (80-85%), while the remaining 15-20% may progress to severe complications and high mortality (up to 30-40%). Some cases initially present with mild clinical symptoms of AP but then develop severe AP leading to shock, sepsis, multiple organ failure and death.