Prague Med. Rep. 2020, 121, 65-86

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2020.6

Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Severity Assessment of Acute Pancreatitis

Jayanta Paul

Department of Gastroenterology, Desun Hospital and Heart Institute, Kolkata, India

Received November 9, 2019
Accepted May 28, 2020

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