Chronic Pancreatitis
Santhi Swaroop Vege, Suresh T. Chari
Abstract
Chronic pancreatitis, often associated with alcohol use, smoking, or genetic risk factors, may be complicated by pseudocysts, biliary strictures, pancreatic insufficiency, bone loss, and pancreatic cancer. Aspects of management include structural and nonstructural interventions for pain and treatment with pancreatic-enzyme replacement.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePancreatitisInternal medicineGastroenterologyPancreatic diseasePancreatitis, chronicChronic diseaseEtiologyRisk factorDiseasePancreasPancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeApelin-related biomedical research