oral feedings can be started immediately if there is no nausea and
vomiting. In severe AP, enteral nutrition is recommended to prevent infectious complications, whereas parenteral
nutrition should be avoided. Asymptomatic pancreatic and / or extrapancreatic necrosis and / or pseudocysts do not
warrant intervention regardless of size, location, and / or extension. In stable patients with infected necrosis, surgical,
radiologic, and / or endoscopic drainage should be delayed, preferably for 4 weeks, to allow the development of a wall
around the necrosis.