chronic pancreatitis

chronic pancreatitis

Etymology: Gk, chronos, time, peri, near, teinein-all, kreas, flesh, itis, inflammation

chronic inflammation of the pancreas with fibrosis and calcification of the gland. It may follow repeated acute attacks and can lead to diabetes. Causes include alcohol abuse, genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis, and conditions obstructing the pancreatic duct.

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pancreatitis

inflammation of the pancreas.

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acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis

a condition due to autolysis of pancreatic tissue caused by escape of enzymes into the substance, resulting in hemorrhage into the parenchyma and surrounding tissues. Seen most commonly in dogs, rarely in horses and pigs. Clinical signs include abdominal pain that may be severe and associated with cardiovascular shock, vomiting and diarrhea. Fatalities are not uncommon. In the longer term, the process may be slowly progressive, appearing clinically to be relapsing, often with eventual destruction of the islets of Langerhans that leads to diabetes mellitus. Called also acute pancreatic necrosis.

chronic pancreatitis

relapsing or continuing acute pancreatic necrosis. Called also relapsing pancreatitis.

focal pancreatitis

focal lesions discovered incidentally in patients dying of other disease, e.g. canine distemper, foot and mouth disease.

interstitial pancreatitis

inflammation of the interstitial tissue; may be acute or chronic.

necrotizing pancreatitis

see acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis (above).

relapsing pancreatitis

see chronic pancreatitis (see above).

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chronic pancreatitis

Chronic relapsing pancreatitis GI disease Recurrent pancreatitis linked to alcohol abuse or hemochromatosis, which may worsen with time. See Pancreatitis.

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Patient discussion about chronic pancreatitis.

Q. Where can I find a doctor specializing in Chronic Pancreatitis in New York City? Looking for a gastroenterologist that specializes in Chronic Pancreatitis or pancreatic diseases, who is known to be an "expert" in this field. If you also know of someone in New Jersey or Pennsylvania, that would be great too.

A. Here you are couple of sites about good Dr. you can find in NYC, this one is from the magazine “New York best doctors 2008”
http://www.castleconnolly.com/doctors/results.cfm?dws=wke&source=nymetro&speccode=018
and here is another site but this one requires registration if I’m not mistaken..
http://www.americastopdoctors.com/