Background: The involvement of lipolytic enzymes and liberated fatty acids in ethiology of
acute pancreatitis (AP) has been implicated. Aim: To analyze the level of FFA in the patients
with AP in relation to severity of the disease. Material and Methods: The study included 36
patients with acute edematous AP (group I), 29 patients with necrotizing AP: 16 without
(group IIA) and 13 with complications (group IIB), and 12 control subjects. Serum levels of
total FFA (by enzymatic method) and the individual fatty acids of the FFA pool (by gas-liquid …