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| | UpToDate Patient information: Acute pancreatitis |
 | | In mild cases of acute pancreatitis, the pain may be limited to slight abdominal tenderness, and about 5 to 10 percent of people with acute pancreatitis do not experience any pain at all. | | | Not all patients with pancreatitis are alike, and it is important that your situation is evaluated by someone who knows you as a whole person. | | | Whether the procedure should be done surgically or by a non-surgical procedure depends upon the clinical condition of the patient and the expertise available in the hospital. |
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http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=digestiv/2957
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| | eMedicine - Pancreatitis, Acute : Article by Paul Yakshe, MD |
| | This patient with acute gallstone pancreatitis underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. | | | Acute pancreatitis may occur in the postoperative period of various surgical procedures. | | | ERCP is an endoscopic procedure used to evaluate the biliary and pancreatic ductal system and is indicated in a subset of patients with acute pancreatitis. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic1720.htm
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| | The pain of chronic pancreatitis is usually constant in nature and radiates to the back, and in some patients may be disabling. | | | There are two forms of pancreatitis: acute and chronic. | | | Most patient with acute pancreatitis have upper abdominal pain that travels through the back. |
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http://cms.clevelandclinic.org/digestivedisease/body.cfm?id=71
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| | Acute pancreatitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In severe pancreatitis serious amount of necrosis determine the further clinical outcome. | | | Two such scoring systems are the Ranson and APACHE (Acute Physiology, Age and Chronic Health Evaluation) II indices. | | | This is an important classification as severe pancreatits will need intensive care therapy whereas mild pancreatits can be treated on the common ward. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_pancreatitis
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| | Acute Pancreatitis: Pancreatitis: Merck Manual Home Edition |
| | As acute pancreatitis progresses, people tend to be less and less aware of their surroundings: Some are nearly unconscious. | | | For instance, surgery may be undertaken to clarify an uncertain diagnosis (exploratory surgery) or to relieve pancreatitis that stems from an injury. | | | Depending on its location, the pseudocyst is drained either by performing a surgical procedure or by inserting a catheter through the skin or through an endoscope (a flexible viewing tube) that is passed through the mouth and into the stomach or intestine and allowing the pseudocyst to drain for several weeks. |
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http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec09/ch124/ch124b.html
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| | SSAT - Physician Guidelines - Treatment Of Acute Pancreatitis |
| | Pancreatic surgery should preferably be performed by surgeons with special knowledge, training and experience in the management of pancreatic disease. | | | Patients with mild pancreatitis usually experience resolution of their pain within 24-48 hours after a regimen of no oral intake, narcotics for pain relief, and intravenous fluids. | | | The incidence of acute pancreatitis is between 17-28 per 100,000 population. |
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http://www.ssat.com/cgi-bin/acupanc6.cgi?affiliation=other
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| | The District of Columbia Academy of Veterinary Medicine |
| | While it is tempting to equate mild acute pancreatitis with pancreatic edema, and severe or fatal pancreatitis with pancreatic necrosis, this relationship has not been critically examined in patients with naturally occurring pancreatitis, as the pancreas is rarely visualized or biopsied in patients with mild, self-limiting pancreatitis. | | | This lack of success is probably related to the timing of therapy in relation to the development of pancreatitis; experimental therapy is usually initiated before or shortly after the induction of pancreatitis whereas most patients are not presented until 24-48hrs after the onset of pancreatitis. | | | Coprophagia and pica may be observed in chronic intestinal disorders and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. |
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| | Acute Pancreatitis |
| | Although anticholinergic drugs and antibiotics have been used in the treatment of pancreatitis, their use has not improved the prognosis. | | | The pain may be absent, or not characteristic of pancreatitis. | | | The source of this pain is not well understood. |
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http://home.coqui.net/myrna/pancr.htm
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| | Pancreatitis |
| | If pancreatic pseudocysts occur and are considered large enough to interfere with the pancreas's healing, your doctor may drain or surgically remove them. | | | Relieving pain is the first step in treating chronic pancreatitis. | | | When gallstone surgery can be scheduled depends on how severe the pancreatitis is. If the pancreatitis is mild, gallstone surgery may proceed within about a week. |
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http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/pancreatitis/index.htm
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| | Pancreatitis |
| | Unlike acute pancreatitis, in which the pain often disappears within a few days to weeks, chronic pancreatitis pain can linger. | | | Because medical treatments for severe pancreatic pain aren't always effective, people with pancreatitis may become addicted to pain medications. | | | A few people with chronic pancreatitis never experience discomfort, but most have intermittent bouts of abdominal pain that can be severe. |
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http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00371.html
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| | Acute Pancreatitis - The National Pancreas Foundation |
| | Acute pancreatitis is a condition in which the pancreas becomes inflamed. | | | This latter condition is an exciting area of clinical research. | | | Treatment of acute pancreatitis is directed at eliminating the causes of the disease and supporting the patient. |
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http://www.pancreasfoundation.org/cgi/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=learn_pancreatitis.db&command=viewone&id=1&op=t
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| | Pancreatitis Testing - Acute and Chronic: CFTR, PRSS1, SPINK1 -Ambry Genetics |
| | Any questions, suggestions, or concerns regarding interpretation of results should be forwarded to a genetic counselor, medical geneticist, or physician skilled in interpretation of the relevant medical literature. | | | Risk assessment: To alert individuals with genetically determined chronic pancreatitis of their increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer | | | To provide a comprehensive genetic diagnosis as an aid for proper therapy and basis for the practice of preventative medicine |
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http://www.ambrygen.com/ts/ts_pan.htm
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Acute pancreatitis |
| | Call your provider if intense, constant abdominal pain is present, or if other symptoms suggestive of acute pancreatitis develop. | | | Calling your health care provider Return to top | | | Prevention of acute pancreatitis is associated with prevention of the causative disorders. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000287.htm
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| | Chronic pancreatitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Some patients with chronic pancreatitis often look very sick, while others don't appear to be unhealthy at all. | | | The causes of relapsing chronic pancreatitis are similar to those of acute pancreatitis, though gallstone-associated pancreatitis is predominantly acute or relapsing-acute in nature, and more cases of chronic pancreatitis are of undetermined or idiopathic origin. | | | Cystic fibrosis is the most common cause of chronic pancreatitis in children. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_pancreatitis
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| | Acute Pancreatitis |
| | Extrapancreatic spread of acute pancreatitis: New observations with real-time US. | | | A 38-year-old woman presented with severe epigastric pain (radiating to her back), diarrhea, and foul smelling, yellow stools. | | | Dystrophic calcifications and ductal dilatation are also hallmarks of chronic pancreatitis. |
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http://brighamrad.harvard.edu/Cases/bwh/hcache/187/full.html
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| | Acute Pancreatitis |
| | Acute pancreatitis is characterized by the acute onset of abdominal pain resulting from enzymatic necrosis and inflammation of the pancreas. | | | Gallstones in 35-60% of cases with 5% of patients with gallstones developing pancreatitis | | | SLIDES: periphery of pancreatic lobules and adjacent adipose tissue is necrotic. |
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http://www.brown.edu/Courses/Digital_Path/Pancreas/acute_pancreatitis.htm
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| | Acute pancreatitis |
| | Skaife P, Kingsnorth A N. Acute pancreatitis: assessment and management. | | | Can not be applied fully for 48 hours | | | 80% of patients have mild pancreatitis with good recovery |
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http://www.surgical-tutor.org.uk/system/abdomen/pancreatitis.htm
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 3, Ch. 26, Pancreatitis |
| | The histologic changes in chronic pancreatitis are irreversible and tend to progress, resulting in serious loss of exocrine and endocrine pancreatic function and deterioration of pancreatic structure. | | | Pancreatitis is classified as either acute or chronic. | | | However, possible discordance between clinical and histologic components may complicate classification; eg, alcoholic pancreatitis may initially present as acute clinically but may already be chronic histologically. |
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http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section3/chapter26/26a.htm
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| | Pancreatitis |
| | Pancreatitis may be acute (new, short-term) or chronic (ongoing, long-term). | | | Pancreatitis occurs in men and women, although chronic pancreatitis is more common in men than in women. | | | About 80,000 cases of acute pancreatitis occur in the United States each year. |
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http://www.emedicinehealth.com/pancreatitis/article_em.htm
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| | Acute Pancreatitis |
| | Amylase clearance is used to differentiate between a patient with macroamylasemia secondary to hyperamylasemia from a patient with pancreatitis | | | Associated with edema, pancreatic autodigestion, necrosis and possible hemorrhage |
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