0 a condition that causes pain and swelling in the pancreas (= the organ in the body that produces insulin)
Suggested aetiological factors include cigarette smoking, high-fat diets, alcohol, chronic pancreatitis and diabetes.
Concomitant diseases affecting renal, hepatic and cardiopulmonary function at presentation make early clinical assessment of the severity of pancreatitis inaccurate.
Surprisingly there were fewer episodes of pancreatitis in comparison with control communities.
In the placebo group, one patient withdrew because of pancreatitis related to alcohol consumption and one patient was withdrawn by the investigator because of treatment non-compliance.
Differentiation between pancreatitis and cancer is challenging.
Obstruction of the pancreatic duct because of either a benign or malignant process may result in chronic pancreatitis.
Serum amylase is normal outside episodes of acute pancreatitis.
In one large study, there were no patients with pancreatitis who had an elevated amylase with a normal lipase.
