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  2. Pancreatitis - Wikipedia

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    Acute recurrent pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis occur infrequently in children, but are associated with high healthcare costs due to substantial disease burden. [49] Globally, the estimated average total cost of treatment for children with these conditions is approximately $40,500/person/year. [49]

  3. Acute pancreatitis - Wikipedia

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    Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a sudden inflammation of the pancreas.Causes include a gallstone impacted in the common bile duct or the pancreatic duct, heavy alcohol use, systemic disease, trauma, elevated calcium levels, hypertriglyceridemia (with triglycerides usually being very elevated, over 1000 mg/dL), certain medications, hereditary causes and, in children, mumps.

  4. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency - Wikipedia

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    Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is the inability to properly digest food due to a lack or reduction of digestive enzymes made by the pancreas.EPI can occur in humans and is prevalent in many conditions [1] such as cystic fibrosis, [2] Shwachman–Diamond syndrome, [3] different types of pancreatitis, [4] multiple types of diabetes mellitus (Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes), [5] advanced ...

  5. Pancreatic disease - Wikipedia

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    Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. There are two forms of pancreatitis, which are different in causes and symptoms, and require different treatment: Acute pancreatitis is a rapid-onset inflammation of the pancreas, most frequently caused by alcoholism or gallstones. Less frequent but important causes are hypertriglyceridemia, drugs ...

  6. List of antineoplastic agents - Wikipedia

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    Oral: Differentiation syndrome, hyperleucocytosis, elevated cholesterol and triglycerides, arrhythmias, pancreatitis, elevated liver enzymes, thrombosis, intracranial hypertension and pseudotumour cerebri (mainly in children), anxiety, depression and genital ulceration (rare). Topical: Erythema. 2.4 Immunomodulatory Agents (IMiDs) Lenalidomide: PO

  7. Pancreas divisum - Wikipedia

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    Pancreas divisum has been suggested as a potential contributor of chronic pancreatitis in certain cases. [2] The separate ducts could lead to poor drainage of pancreatic secretions and increased pressure in the dorsal duct, [3] increasing the risk of inflammation and the development of complications. As a result, pancreas divisum is found more ...

  8. Pancreatic pseudocyst - Wikipedia

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    Pancreatic pseudocyst treatment should be aimed at avoiding any complication (1 in 10 cases become infected). They also tend to rupture, and have shown that larger cysts have a higher likelihood to become more symptomatic, even needing surgery. [ 12 ]

  9. Autoimmune pancreatitis - Wikipedia

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    Autoimmune pancreatitis may cause a variety of symptoms and signs, which include pancreatic and biliary (bile duct) manifestations, as well as systemic effects of the disease. Two-thirds of patients present with either painless jaundice due to bile duct obstruction or a "mass" in the head of the pancreas, mimicking carcinoma.