Pancreatitis

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Pancreatitis (plural: pancreatitides) refers to inflammation involving the pancreas.

It has various forms which can be classified in many, many ways according to time of onset, aetiological agent or associated pathology.

Epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathology, radiographic features, therapy and prognosis are discussed in the above articles.

See: causes of pancreatitis (mnemonic).

-Pancreatitis (plural: pancreatitides) refers to inflammation involving the <a href="/articles/pancreas">pancreas</a>. It has various forms which can be classified in many, many ways according to time of onset, aetiological agent or associated pathology.<ul>
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~~-<a href="/articles/acute-pancreatitis">acute pancreatitis</a><ul>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/interstitial-oedematous-pancreatitis">interstitial oedematous pancreatitis</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/necrotising-pancreatitis">necrotising pancreatitis</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/haemorrhagic-pancreatitis">haemorrhagic pancreatitis</a></li>~~
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~~-<li><a href="/articles/chronic-pancreatitis-2">chronic pancreatitis</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/gallstone-pancreatitis">gallstone pancreatitis</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/hereditary-pancreatitis">hereditary pancreatitis</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/autoimmune-pancreatitis">autoimmune pancreatitis</a></li>~~
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~~-<a href="/articles/emphysematous-pancreatitis">emphysematous pancreatitis </a>4,5~~
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~~-<a href="/articles/ascaris-induced-pancreatitis-1">Ascaris-induced pancreatitis </a>1~~
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~~-<li><a href="/articles/hypertriglyceridaemia-induced-pancreatitis-1">hypertriglyceridaemia-induced pancreatitis</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/tropical-pancreatitis">tropical pancreatitis</a></li>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/cystic-fibrosis-abdominal-manifestations-1">pancreatitis associated with cystic fibrosis</a></li>~~
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~~-<a href="/articles/segmental-pancreatitis">segmental pancreatitis</a> 7<ul><li>~~
~~-<a href="/articles/paraduodenal-pancreatitis">paraduodenal pancreatitis</a>~~
~~-</li></ul>~~
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+Pancreatitis (plural: pancreatitides) refers to inflammation involving the <a href="/articles/pancreas">pancreas</a>. It has various forms which can be classified in many, many ways according to time of onset, aetiological agent or associated pathology.<ul>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/acute-pancreatitis">acute pancreatitis</a><ul>
+<li><a href="/articles/interstitial-oedematous-pancreatitis">interstitial oedematous pancreatitis</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/necrotising-pancreatitis">necrotising pancreatitis</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/haemorrhagic-pancreatitis">haemorrhagic pancreatitis</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li><a href="/articles/chronic-pancreatitis-2">chronic pancreatitis</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/gallstone-pancreatitis">gallstone pancreatitis</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/hereditary-pancreatitis">hereditary pancreatitis</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/autoimmune-pancreatitis">autoimmune pancreatitis</a></li>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/emphysematous-pancreatitis">emphysematous pancreatitis </a>4,5
+</li>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/ascaris-induced-pancreatitis-1">Ascaris-induced pancreatitis </a>1
+</li>
+<li><a href="/articles/hypertriglyceridaemia-induced-pancreatitis-1">hypertriglyceridaemia-induced pancreatitis</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/tropical-pancreatitis">tropical pancreatitis</a></li>
+<li><a href="/articles/cystic-fibrosis-abdominal-manifestations-1">pancreatitis associated with cystic fibrosis</a></li>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/segmental-pancreatitis">segmental pancreatitis</a> 7<ul><li>
+<a href="/articles/paraduodenal-pancreatitis">paraduodenal pancreatitis</a>
+</li></ul>
+</li>

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8. Busireddy K, AlObaidy M, Ramalho M et al. Pancreatitis-Imaging Approach. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. 2014;5(3):252-70. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4291/wjgp.v5.i3.252">doi:10.4291/wjgp.v5.i3.252</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25133027">Pubmed</a>
9. O'Connor O, McWilliams S, Maher M. Imaging of Acute Pancreatitis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011;197(2):W221-5. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.10.4338">doi:10.2214/ajr.10.4338</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21785045">Pubmed</a>
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