Acute pancreatitis and recurrent acute pancreatitis: an exploration of clinical and etiologic factors and outcomes

Acute Pancreatitis (AP) and Dietary Habbits

Inflammation of pancreatic parenchyma is said to be pancreatitis. It can be acute, presenting as emergency with short history or chronic as a continuation of acute with a long history. Autodigestion is responsible for pancreatitis on background of premature activation of pancreatic enzymes within the pancreas. Acute Pancreatitis is acute inflammation of the pancrease which can be mild to modera...

Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Clue to Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Recurrent acute pancreatitis.

Recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) is commonly encountered, but less commonly understood clinical entity, especially idiopathic RAP, with propensity to lead to repeated attacks and may be chronic pancreatitis if attacks continue to recur. A great number of studies have been published on acute pancreatitis, but few have focused on RAP. Analysing the results of clinical studies focusing specifica...

Recurrent acute pancreatitis. Introduction.

Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Pancreatitis: an Uncommon Cause of Pancreatitis