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	MUSC DDC - Surgeries
		In general, pancreatitis is a disease in which the pancreas becomes swollen and inflamed, and does not work properly.
		The diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis is obvious in an advanced case with typical features – upper abdominal pains with weight loss, steatorrhea and diabetes.
		In the case of pancreatic fistulas, this happens when the pancreatic duct is blocked, particularly after an injury to the pancreas or surgery to it.
	www.ddc.musc.edu /ddc_pub/patientInfo/surgeries/pancreatic (1171 words)

	Chronic pancreatitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chronic pancreatitis is a long-standing inflammation of the pancreas that alters its normal structure and functions.
		Patients with chronic pancreatitis can present with persistent abdominal pain or steatorrhea (diarrhea resulting from malabsorption of the fats in food, typically very bad-smelling and equally hard on the patient), as well as severe nausea.
		Gallstone-associated pancreatitis is predominantly acute or relapsing-acute in nature, and some cases of chronic pancreatitis are of undetermined or idiopathic origin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chronic_pancreatitis (507 words)

	Lifespan's A - Z Health Information Library - Chronic pancreatitis
		Chronic pancreatitis causes inflammation and scarring of tissue in the pancreas.
		Conditions such as hyperlipidemia or hyperparathyroidism, injury, and chronic blockage of the pancreatic duct are also linked to chronic pancreatitis.
		Chronic pancreatitis occurs more frequently in men than in women, perhaps because alcohol-use disorders are more common in men.
	www.lifespan.org /adam/healthillustratedencyclopedia/1/000221.html (513 words)

	eMedicine - Pancreatitis, Chronic : Article by Kamil Obideen, MD
		Pancreatic duct stones: While pancreatic duct stones are sequelae of chronic pancreatitis, they also may be responsible for recurrent acute pancreatitis or exacerbations of chronic pain related to ductal obstruction and increased ductal pressure.
		Pancreatic duct drainage: In patients with a dilated pancreatic duct, a Roux-en-Y side-to-side pancreaticojejunostomy is indicated.
		It arises as a consequence of acute pancreatitis, pancreatic trauma, or chronic pancreatitis.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic1721.htm (9060 words)

	Information about Pancreatitis
		The usual cause of chronic pancreatitis is many years of alcohol abuse, but the chronic form may also be triggered by only one acute attack, especially if the pancreatic ducts are damaged.
		Chronic pancratitis is usually caused by many years of alcohol abuse, excess iron in the blood, and other unknown factors.
		Some of the complications from pancreatitis are: low blood pressure, heart failure, kidney failure, ARDS (adult respiratory distress syndrome), diabetes, ascites, accumulation of fluid in the abdomen, and cysts or abscesses in the pancreas.
	www.mamashealth.com /pancreatitis.asp (450 words)

	Chronic Pancreatitis - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Chronic Pancreatitis is an ongoing inflammation of the pancreas over a prolonged period.
		Chronic pancreatitis occurs when digestive enzymes attack and destroy the pancreas and nearby tissues, causing scarring and pain.
		Chronic pancreatitis can present as episodes of acute inflammation in a previously injured pancreas, or as chronic damage with persistent pain or malabsorption.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /c/chronic_pancreatitis/intro.htm (608 words)

	UpToDate Patient information: Chronic pancreatitis
		Chronic pancreatitis can be associated with bouts of acute pancreatitis—a sudden worsening of pancreatitis—particularly in people who have abused alcohol and continue to drink.
		Treatments that widen the pancreatic ducts — Pain may be caused by narrowing and persistent contraction of the pancreatic ducts and the sphincter (muscle) that closes the duct shared by the pancreas and gallbladder.
		Pancreatic lithotripsy — Pancreatic lithotripsy refers to a procedure in which shock waves are used to crush stones that have become lodged in the pancreatic duct, thereby helping to improve the blocked flow of digestive juices.
	patients.uptodate.com /topic.asp?file=digestiv/5269 (3022 words)

	Chronic Pancreatitis
		Pancreatic function tests can also be of use in establishing the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis.
		The treatment of chronic pancreatitis depends on four factors: the cause of the pancreatitis, the portion of the pancreas involved, the presence or absence of symptoms, and the size of the pancreatic duct.
		Nearly half of the patients with chronic pancreatitis have a dilated pancreatic duct and their pain is believed to be due to the high pressure within this duct.
	www.nemc.org /surgery/html/general/chronicpancreatitis.htm (564 words)

	Pancreatitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Idiopathic pancreatits is the term used to denote pancreatitis of undetermined cause - representing approximately 25 to 30 percent of cases.
		The diagnosis of pancreatitis is made when a patient has suggestive symptoms and signs and also has an elevation in one or more blood levels of certain pancreatic enzymes.
		Acute (early) complications of pancreatitis include shock, hypocalcemia (low blood calcium), high blood glucose, dehydration, and kidney failure (resulting from inadequate blood volume which, in turn, may result from a combination of fluid loss from vomiting, internal bleeding, or oozing of fluid from the circulation into the abdominal cavity in response to the pancreas inflammation).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pancreatitis (948 words)

	Chronic Pancreatitis
		Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is defined as "a progressive inflammatory disease of the pancreas, characterized by irreversible morphologic changes and gradual fibrotic replacement of the gland."
		Chronic renal failure is associated with an increased prevalence of CP, perhaps related to a direct toxicity of uremia on the pancreas.
		Pancreatic fistulas, ascites, and pleural effusions arise from a communication of pancreatic pseudocysts with adjacent cavities or from disruption of the pancreatic ducts.
	www.clevelandclinicmeded.com /diseasemanagement/gastro/chpan/chpan.htm (3962 words)

	Chronic Pancreatitis: Pancreatitis: Merck Manual Home Edition
		Chronic pancreatitis is long-standing inflammation of the pancreas that results in irreversible deterioration of pancreatic structure and function.
		Symptoms of chronic pancreatitis may be identical to those of acute pancreatitis and generally fall into two patterns.
		Treatment of repeated flare-ups of chronic pancreatitis is similar to that of acute pancreatitis.
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec09/ch124/ch124c.html (919 words)

	eMedicine - Pancreatitis, Chronic : Article Excerpt by: Kamil Obideen, MD
		Chronic pancreatitis usually is envisioned as an atrophic fibrotic gland with dilated ducts and calcifications.
		Full recovery is observed in most patients with acute pancreatitis, whereas in chronic pancreatitis, the primary process is a chronic irreversible inflammation (monocyte and lymphocyte) that leads to fibrosis with calcification.
		The patient with chronic pancreatitis clinically presents with chronic abdominal pain and normal or mildly elevated pancreatic enzyme levels; when the pancreas lose its endocrine and exocrine function, the patient presents with diabetes mellitus and steatorrhea.
	www.emedicine.com /med/byname/pancreatitis-chronic.htm (652 words)

	AllRefer Health - Chronic Pancreatitis
		Chronic pancreatitis involves persistent inflammation of the pancreas -- an elongated, tapered gland that is located behind the stomach and secretes digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagon.
		Chronic pancreatitis is most often caused by alcoholism and alcohol abuse, but sometimes the cause cannot be determined.
		Chronic pancreatitis occurs more frequently in men than in women, perhaps because alcohol use disorders are more common in men.
	health.allrefer.com /health/chronic-pancreatitis-info.html (390 words)

	Chronic pancreatitis
		It may be possible in the early stages of chronic pancreatitis to treat the diabetes with tablets, but in the late stage of chronic pancreatitis, insulin injections are usually needed.
		Chronic pancreatitis often causes no symptoms and may be discovered by accident during the course of investigation of symptoms not related to pancreatitis.
		There is also an increased rate of cancer of the pancreas in patients with chronic pancreatitis and this accounts for a fifth of the deaths.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /diseases/facts/chronicpancreatitis.htm (2594 words)

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		Chronic pancreatitis may be cause by repeated attacks of acute pancreatitis or as the result of other injuries to the pancreas.
		In long-standing chronic pancreatitis, the scarring in the head of the pancreas narrows the common bile duct.
		Chronic pancreatitis is associated with a reduction in life expectancy.
	www.geocities.com /mastertole/pancreatitis.html (3001 words)

	Chronic Pancreatitis
		Chronic pancreatitis is an ongoing inflammation of the pancreas, an organ located behind the stomach.
		This progressive disorder associated with the destruction of the pancreas may be confused with acute pancreatitis due to the similarities of the symptoms.
		The diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis is difficult because routine blood studies (such as amylase and lipase levels) do not necessarily show elevations.
	www.ucpancreas.org /chronicpancreatitis.htm (805 words)

	Chronic Pancreatitis - Patient UK
		Calcium stones and/or scarring of the pancreatic ducts may block the flow of enzymes along the pancreatic ducts.
		Chronic pancreatitis is often a slowly progressive condition.
		Diagnosing chronic pancreatitis in its early stages is often difficult.
	www.patient.co.uk /showdoc.asp?doc=23069114 (1631 words)

	Pancreatitis
		Pancreatitis can be acute — appearing suddenly and lasting for a few days — or it can be chronic, developing gradually and persisting over many years.
		Chronic pancreatitis often causes excess fat in your stool because the fat isn't digested and absorbed normally by your small intestine.
		Chronic pancreatitis may leave you with lifelong signs and symptoms, such as pain and malabsorption of certain nutrients.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00371.html (3127 words)

	Pancreatitis
		Pancreatitis is a rare disease in which the pancreas becomes inflamed.
		Most cases of acute pancreatitis are caused either by alcohol abuse or by gallstones.
		Patients with chronic pancreatitis tend to have three kinds of problems: pain, malabsorption of food leading to weight loss, or diabetes.
	www.fbhc.org /Patients/Modules/pancreatitis.cfm (1498 words)

	Chronic Pancreatitis
		Acute pancreatitis is a sudden attack causing inflammation of the pancreas and usually associated with severe upper abdominal pain.
		Pancreatitis without any apparent cause- this is known as idiopathic pancreatitis.
		The exact cause of acute pancreatitis may differ among different patients, but in general it is not well understood.
	www.ucpancreas.org /pancreatitis_print.htm (582 words)

	Chronic pancreatitis
		Chronic pancreatitis involves persistent inflammation of the pancreas -- the elongated, tapered gland located behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes, and the hormones insulin and glucagon.
		Conditions such as hyperlipidemia or hyperparathyroidism, injury, and chronic obstruction of the pancreatic duct are also associated with chronic pancreatitis.
		An exploratory laparotomy may be performed to confirm the diagnosis of pancreatitis.
	www.pennhealth.com /ency/article/000221.htm (559 words)

	NEJM -- Chronic Pancreatitis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Absence of PRSS1 mutations and association of SPINK1 trypsin inhibitor mutations in hereditary and non-hereditary chronic pancreatitis.
		Chronic pancreatitis: the perspective of pain generation by neuroimmune interaction.
		A new polymorphism for the RI22H mutation in hereditary pancreatitis.
	content.nejm.org /cgi/content/short/332/22/1482 (625 words)

	Adult Health Advisor 2005.4: Chronic Pancreatitis
		Chronic pancreatitis is an ongoing or repeated inflammation of the pancreas.
		Chronic pancreatitis means ongoing or repeated bouts of pancreatitis in which there is permanent damage to the pancreas.
		If your pancreatitis is caused by gallbladder disease or high blood fats, treating these problems will make future attacks of pancreatitis less likely.
	www.med.umich.edu /1libr/aha/aha_chpan_crs.htm (653 words)

	Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases - Chronic Pancreatitis
		Patients with a family history of pancreatitis, a history of alcohol abuse or several bouts of severe abdominal pain should be tested for chronic pancreatitis.
		Most cases of chronic pancreatitis are caused by alcohol abuse.
		The rest are from blockages caused by gallstones, surgical scarring, tumors or an abnormality in the pancreatic duct.
	www.csmc.edu /2203.html (523 words)

	Pancreatitis - Chronic
		You should be tested for chronic pancreatitis if you have a family history of pancreatitis, a history of alcohol abuse or several bouts of severe abdominal pain.
		Most chronic pancreatitis is caused by alcohol abuse.
		Gallstones, surgical scarring, tumors or an abnormality in the pancreatic duct cause the rest.
	www.csmc.edu /5622.html (344 words)

	Chronic Pancreatitis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		While common, alcoholism is not the only cause of chronic pancreatitis.
		adult patients, chronic pancreatitis appears to be caused by alcoholism.
		Some cases of chronic pancreatitis are idiopathic, meaning that the
	www.thepancreatitisplace.org /Chronic.html (240 words)

	Symptoms of Chronic Pancreatitis - WrongDiagnosis.com
		People with chronic disease often lose weight, even when their appetite and eating habits are normal.
		When considering symptoms of Chronic Pancreatitis, it is also important to consider Chronic Pancreatitis as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
		This signs and symptoms information for Chronic Pancreatitis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Chronic Pancreatitis signs or Chronic Pancreatitis symptoms.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /c/chronic_pancreatitis/symptoms.htm (555 words)

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