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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
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- Surgery Note on Chronic Pancreatitis, created by Aleda Mackenzie-Reid on 24/03/2020.
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- Aleda Mackenzie-Reid · Mar 2020
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