The review of the etiology and some clinical features of the chronic pancreatitis in Hue Central hospital
- Author:
Huy Van Tran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chronic pancreatitis
- MeSH:
Pancreatitis, Chronic;
etiology;
diagnosis
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2000;380(5):16-18
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The main cause of the chronic pancreatitis were the chronic alcoholism (64%). The other etiology were hyperlipiderma (8%), malnutriation especially 16% patients had clinical biological and histogical evidences related protein malnutriation. The clinical condition were various: the abdominal pain were most common (92%). The position of pain, regardless the acute pain attack can help the diagnosis. The most comon complications were the disorder of glucose toleration (48%) and false cyst in the pancreas (32%), disorder of exocrine functions (24%) in long term studied group.
