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Chronic Pancreatitis
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Chronic Pancreatitis
= Chronic fibro-inflammatory disease of the pancreas with progressive & irreversible damage to the pancreatic parenchyma
More common in males (4:1)
Average age of onset = 40 years
Aetiology
Chronic alcohol abuse (60%)
Idiopathic (30%)
Metabolic
Hyperlipidaemia
Hypercalcaemia
Infection
Viral (e.g. HIV, Mumps)
Bacterial (Echino
Información
- Descripción
- Surgery Apunte sobre Chronic Pancreatitis, creado por Aleda Mackenzie-Reid el 24/03/2020.
- Creado por
- Aleda Mackenzie-Reid · mar 2020
- Actualizado
- 24 mar 2020
- Visitas
- 2
- Valoración