963 Impact of Obesity on Pediatric Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis

Recurrent acute or chronic pancreatitis

can be presenting symptoms of main duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (main duct IPMN). Given the risk of malignancy with main duct IPMN, surgery is generally recommended [1]. In patients who are not candidates for surgery, pancreatic sphincterotomy can be considered as a possible way to alleviate pancreatitis due to main duct IPMN by facilitating drainage of mucus. A 72-year-old woma...

acute and chronic maxillary sinusitis (nonodontogenic infection)

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Aetiologies of recurrent acute pancreatitis: acute or chronic relapsing disease?

Obesity and Acute Pancreatitis

Evidence accumulated for the past two decades leads to the conclusion that obesity enhances the development of acute pancreatitis and worsens its clinical course. Is this true? We will try to give an answer to this issue by presenting the scientific data accumulated thus far. “Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effec...

Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Clue to Primary Hyperparathyroidism