Table 1 Histopathological Scoring of Pancreatic injury.

From: Development of a novel model of hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis in mice

Score

Edema

Acinar necrosis

Inflammation

0

Absent

Absent

0–5 leukocytes/HPF

1

Diffuse expansion of interlobar septae

1–4 necrotic cells/HPF

6–15 leukocytes/HPF

2

Diffuse expansion of interlobubar septae

5–10 necrotic cells/HPF

16–25 leukocytes/HPF

3

Diffuse expansion of interacinar septae

11–16 necrotic cells/HPF (foci of confluent necrosis)

26–35 leukocytes/HPF

4

Diffuse expansion of intercellular spaces

>16 necrotic cells/HPF (extensive confluent necrosis)

>35 leukocytes/HPF or confluent microabscesses

  1. Acinar cell necrosis and inflammatory infiltration were counted as the average number per 10 fields at magnification 400×.