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===Acute pancreatitis=== | ===Acute pancreatitis=== | ||
====Acute necrotizing pancreatitis==== | ====Acute necrotizing pancreatitis==== | ||
Acute necrotizing pancreatitis is a "severe form of acute inflammation of the pancreas characterized by one or more areas of necrosis in the pancreas with varying degree of involvement of the surrounding tissues or organ systems. Massive pancreatic necrosis may lead to diabetes mellitus, and malabsorption.<ref>{{MeSH|Acute necrotizing pancreatitis}}</ref> | Acute necrotizing pancreatitis is a "severe form of acute inflammation of the pancreas characterized by one or more areas of necrosis in the pancreas with varying degree of involvement of the surrounding tissues or organ systems. Massive pancreatic necrosis may lead to [[diabetes mellitus]], and malabsorption.<ref>{{MeSH|Acute necrotizing pancreatitis}}</ref> | ||
===Chronic pancreatitis=== | ===Chronic pancreatitis=== | ||
Chronic pancreatitis is "inflammation of the pancreas that is characterized by recurring or persistent abdominal pain with or without steatorrhea or [[diabetes mellitus]]. It is characterized by the irregular destruction of the pancreatic parenchyma which may be focal, segmental, or diffuse.<ref>{{MeSH|Chronic pancreatitis}}</ref> | Chronic pancreatitis is "inflammation of the pancreas that is characterized by recurring or persistent abdominal pain with or without steatorrhea or [[diabetes mellitus]]. It is characterized by the irregular destruction of the pancreatic parenchyma which may be focal, segmental, or diffuse.<ref>{{MeSH|Chronic pancreatitis}}</ref> | ||
==Etiology/cause== | |||
The most common causes are [[gallstone]]s and [[alcohol]].<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | |||
==Diagnosis== | |||
===Acute pancreatitis=== | |||
==Chronic pancreatitis=== | |||
==Treatment== | |||
===Acute pancreatitis=== | |||
==Chronic pancreatitis=== | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 02:34, 19 February 2008
Pancreatitis is "inflammation of the pancreas. Pancreatitis is classified as acute unless there are computed tomographic or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographic findings of chronic pancreatitis (International Symposium on Acute Pancreatitis, Atlanta, 1992). The two most common forms of acute pancreatitis are alcoholic pancreatitis and gallstone pancreatitis."[1]
Classification
Acute pancreatitis
Acute necrotizing pancreatitis
Acute necrotizing pancreatitis is a "severe form of acute inflammation of the pancreas characterized by one or more areas of necrosis in the pancreas with varying degree of involvement of the surrounding tissues or organ systems. Massive pancreatic necrosis may lead to diabetes mellitus, and malabsorption.[2]
Chronic pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis is "inflammation of the pancreas that is characterized by recurring or persistent abdominal pain with or without steatorrhea or diabetes mellitus. It is characterized by the irregular destruction of the pancreatic parenchyma which may be focal, segmental, or diffuse.[3]
Etiology/cause
The most common causes are gallstones and alcohol.[4]
Diagnosis
Acute pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis=
Treatment
Acute pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis=
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Pancreatitis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Acute necrotizing pancreatitis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Chronic pancreatitis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Pancreatitis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.