Pathological Observations of 31 Cases of Sudden Death due to Acute Pancreatitis / 第二军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

The pathological changcs of pancreases, livers, kidneys, lungs and hearts in 31 cases of sudden fatal pancreatitis arc reported. It is pointed that those pathological changes may be related trypsin, especially elastinasc and phosphohpasc A,. The clinical features,of sudden fatal pancreatitis and the mechanisms why those patients died suddenly are also discussed.