chronic pancreatitis

chron·ic pan·cre·a·ti·tis

recurrent bouts of inflammatory disease of the pancreas characterized by fibrosis and varying degrees of irreversible loss of exocrine and ultimately endocrine function.

chronic pancreatitis

A condition characterised by inflammation of the pancreas.
Risk factors
Alcohol abuse, cystic fibrosis, gallstones, pancreas divisum, drugs/medication.
Clinical findings
Abdominal pain, malabsorption, secondary diabetes.
Types
Autoimmune, familial, SPINK mutation-related.
Aetiology
Alcohol, nutritional, hereditary (e.g, cystic fibrosis), protein defects, idiopathic, trauma, hypercalcaemia.
Complications
Pseudocyst formation.

chronic pancreatitis

Chronic relapsing pancreatitis GI disease Recurrent pancreatitis linked to alcohol abuse or hemochromatosis, which may worsen with time. See Pancreatitis.

Patient discussion about chronic pancreatitis

Q. Where can I find a doctor specializing in Chronic Pancreatitis in New York City? Looking for a gastroenterologist that specializes in Chronic Pancreatitis or pancreatic diseases, who is known to be an "expert" in this field. If you also know of someone in New Jersey or Pennsylvania, that would be great too.A. Here you are couple of sites about good Dr. you can find in NYC, this one is from the magazine “New York best doctors 2008”
http://www.castleconnolly.com/doctors/results.cfm?dws=wke&source=nymetro&speccode=018
and here is another site but this one requires registration if I’m not mistaken..
http://www.americastopdoctors.com/

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单词	chronic pancreatitis
释义	DictionarySeepancreatitisEncyclopediaSeePancreatitis chronic pancreatitis chron·ic pan·cre·a·ti·tis recurrent bouts of inflammatory disease of the pancreas characterized by fibrosis and varying degrees of irreversible loss of exocrine and ultimately endocrine function. chronic pancreatitis A condition characterised by inflammation of the pancreas. Risk factors Alcohol abuse, cystic fibrosis, gallstones, pancreas divisum, drugs/medication. Clinical findings Abdominal pain, malabsorption, secondary diabetes. Types Autoimmune, familial, SPINK mutation-related. Aetiology Alcohol, nutritional, hereditary (e.g, cystic fibrosis), protein defects, idiopathic, trauma, hypercalcaemia. Complications Pseudocyst formation. chronic pancreatitis Chronic relapsing pancreatitis GI disease Recurrent pancreatitis linked to alcohol abuse or hemochromatosis, which may worsen with time. See Pancreatitis. Patient discussion about chronic pancreatitis Q. Where can I find a doctor specializing in Chronic Pancreatitis in New York City? Looking for a gastroenterologist that specializes in Chronic Pancreatitis or pancreatic diseases, who is known to be an "expert" in this field. If you also know of someone in New Jersey or Pennsylvania, that would be great too.A. Here you are couple of sites about good Dr. you can find in NYC, this one is from the magazine “New York best doctors 2008” http://www.castleconnolly.com/doctors/results.cfm?dws=wke&source=nymetro&speccode=018 and here is another site but this one requires registration if I’m not mistaken.. http://www.americastopdoctors.com/ More discussions about chronic pancreatitis AcronymsSeecopilot
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