Acute pancreatitis is among the most common gastrointestinal conditions requiring inpatient hospital care in the United ...

Diagnosing mild chronic pancreatitis is challenging, because histology by biopsy (the gold standard) is high-risk and pancreatography may be normal. Although endoscopic ultrasound (EUS ...

10 Painless pancreatitis should, therefore, raise the suspicion for AIP, even if laboratory markers, imaging examinations, and histology are suggestive of chronic pancreatitis. Calcifications are ...

Chronic pancreatitis is a long-term and progressive inflammatory disease of the pancreas. Alcohol use, chemotherapy, and some autoimmune conditions can cause it. The most common cause of chronic ...

Most people recover within a few days, either on their own or with treatment. Chronic pancreatitis, however, is a different story. It doesn’t heal or improve. Instead, the condition worsens over ...

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) and pancreatitis are serious conditions that can affect your pancreas. Chronic pancreatitis is one of the most common causes of EPI. Chronic alcohol use and ...

Citation: Long-term follow-up study of chronic pancreatitis patients highlights need for closer monitoring after surgery (2023, January 24) retrieved 1 June 2025 from https://medicalxpress.com ...

Perspective from Robert Naples, DO Among patients with chronic pancreatitis and a dilated pancreatic duct, early surgery significantly improved patient-reported outcomes vs. an endoscopy-first ...

The authors’ commentary follows. A 61-year-old man with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, alcohol use disorder, and chronic pancreatitis was referred to the emergency ...

The tricky part is that it looks like other diseases affecting the pancreas, like pancreatic cancer or chronic pancreatitis. That’s why some people do not get the proper treatment right away ...

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare but distinct subtype of chronic pancreatitis ... the Japanese Pancreas Society (2002 and 2006) and Histology, Imaging, Serology, Other Organ Involvement ...