“Shedding light on painless chronic pancreatitis”
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by a progressive inflammation leading to atrophy, fibrosis, calcification and ductal strictures of the pancreas. A long-lasting CP will result in exocrine and endocrine insufficiency. Well-known etiological risk factors comprise nutritive/toxic, genetic, environmental and autoimmune causes [1].
Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Marcus Hollenbach, Luca Barresi Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
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