Chronic pancreatitis

Chronic pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis
Other names	Pancreatitis – chronic – discharge
	Axial CT showing multiple calcifications in the pancreas in a patient with chronic pancreatitis
Specialty	Gastroenterology
Symptoms	Nausea and vomiting
Complications	Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, Endocrine pancreatic insufficiency (Type 3c diabetes), pancreatic pseudocyst, pancreatic cancer, vitamin deficiency (fat-soluble vitamins)
Causes	Alcohol(ism), Immune disorder
Diagnostic method	Serum trypsinogen, Fecal fat test
Treatment	Pain medicines, avoiding alcohol(and smoking), among other possible management efforts
Frequency	50 per 100,000 persons (prevalence)

Chronic pancreatitis is a long-standing inflammation of the pancreas that alters the organ's normal structure and functions.^[1] It can present as episodes of acute inflammation in a previously injured pancreas, or as chronic damage with persistent pain or malabsorption. It is a disease process characterized by irreversible damage to the pancreas as distinct from reversible changes in acute pancreatitis.^[5]^[6] Tobacco smoke and alcohol misuse are two of the most frequently implicated causes, and the two risk factors are thought to have a synergistic effect with regards to the development of chronic pancreatitis.^[3] Chronic pancreatitis is a risk factor for the development of pancreatic cancer.^[3]

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Chronic pancreatitis
Other names	Pancreatitis – chronic – discharge^[1]

Axial CT showing multiple calcifications in the pancreas in a patient with chronic pancreatitis
Specialty	Gastroenterology
Symptoms	Nausea and vomiting^[1]^[2]
Complications	Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, Endocrine pancreatic insufficiency (Type 3c diabetes), pancreatic pseudocyst,^[3] pancreatic cancer,^[3] vitamin deficiency (fat-soluble vitamins)^[3]
Causes	Alcohol(ism), Immune disorder^[4]
Diagnostic method	Serum trypsinogen, Fecal fat test^[1]
Treatment	Pain medicines, avoiding alcohol(and smoking), among other possible management efforts^[1]
Frequency	50 per 100,000 persons (prevalence)