Pancreatitis
Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 14 Jan 2023
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Weerakkody Y, Bickle I, Worsley C, et al. Pancreatitis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-17328
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4 Apr 2012,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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- Pancreatitis - general
- Pancreatitides - general
Pancreatitis (plural: pancreatitides) refers to inflammation involving the pancreas.
It has various forms which can be classified in many, many ways according to time of onset, etiological agent or associated pathology.
- acute pancreatitis
- chronic pancreatitis
- gallstone pancreatitis
- hereditary pancreatitis
- autoimmune pancreatitis
- emphysematous pancreatitis 4,5
- Ascaris-induced pancreatitis 1
- hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis
- tropical pancreatitis
- pancreatitis associated with cystic fibrosis
- segmental pancreatitis 7
Epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathology, radiographic features, therapy and prognosis are discussed in the above articles.
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