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pancreatitis
- Inflammation of the pancreas, acute or chronic
- differentiation is based upon clinical criteria
- multiple episodes of pancreatitis indicate chronic pancreatitis
- recurrent alcohol-associated 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.
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pancreas
Specific
acute pancreatitis
chronic pancreatitis
General
pancreatic disease
inflammation
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