pancreatitis
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Introduction
- Inflammation of the pancreas, acute or chronic
- differentiation is based upon clinical criteria
- multiple episodes of pancreatitis indicate chronic pancreatitis
- recurrent alcohol-associated pancreatitis
- multiple episodes of pancreatitis indicate chronic pancreatitis
- in acute pancreatitis, normalpancreatic function is restored after the inflammation subsides.
- in chronic pancreatitis, there is a permanent loss of function & pain may persist.
- differentiation is based upon clinical criteria
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References
- ↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Companion Handbook, Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1995, pg 514-517
- ↑ Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 379-81
- ↑ ARUP consult: Idiopathic and Hereditary Pancreatitis Testing https://arupconsult.com/ati/idiopathic-and-hereditary-pancreatitis-testing
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 20 American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2025
- ↑ NIDDK: Pancreatitis https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/pancreatitis