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Diseases of the Pancreas, I: Pancreatitis

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The incidence of pancreatic inflammatory diseases in the Western world is 110–240 cases/1 million individuals. In about 80% of these cases, the underlying cause is an undetected gall stone disease or alcohol abuse. The former is more prevalent in women and the latter in men, especially those between 30 and 50 years of age. Nevertheless, there are many other factors that can cause pancreatitis (Table 1)

Potential causes of pancreatitis

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    G. K. Von Schulthess

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Helmberger, T. (2010). Diseases of the Pancreas, I: Pancreatitis. In: Hodler, J., Zollikofer, C.L., Von Schulthess, G.K. (eds) Diseases of the Abdomen and Pelvis 2010–2013. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1637-8_11

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