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Pancreatitis

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Definition: INFLAMMATION of the PANCREAS. Pancreatitis is classified as acute unless there are computed tomographic or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographic findings of CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (International Symposium on Acute Pancreatitis, Atlanta, 1992). The two most common forms of acute pancreatitis are ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS and gallstone pancreatitis.     
Examples Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing; Pancreatitis, Alcoholic; Pancreatitis, Chronic; Pancreatitis, Graft 		Other names Pancreatitides
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
pancreatitis-induced protein 49, mouse  0   *Membrane Proteins Pancreatitis. Mol Cell Biol Res Commun 2000 Sep;4(3):188-93
carboxypeptidase B activation peptide  0   *Peptides Pancreatitis Biological Markers. Gut 1998 Jan;42(1):8-9

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