Abstract
The continuing high incidence of acute pancreatitis both abroad and in Kazakhstan is a rather serious problem and requires special attention of surgeons in determining the tactics of managing this category of patients. The proportion of patients with destructive pancreatitis is 15-20%. At the same time, mortality, depending on the volume and severity of the pathology, remains at the level of 20% and above. Numerous scientific studies of minimally invasive surgical methods for the treatment of acute pancreatitis in combination with drug treatment testify to the constant search for surgeons of the optimal integrated approach to the treatment of this severe surgical disease. The authors present an analysis of the results of scientific studies of clinicians devoted to this problem.