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Pancreatitis

MeSH — National Library of Medicine · Retrieved 2026-10-13

INFLAMMATION of the PANCREAS. Pancreatitis is classified as acute unless there are computed tomographic or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographic findings of CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (International Symposium on Acute Pancreatitis, Atlanta, 1992). The two most common forms of acute pancreatitis are ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS and gallstone pancreatitis.

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Reference details

MeSH descriptor
D010195
Vocabulary edition
2026
Tree positions
C06.689.750

Scope and definition

INFLAMMATION of the PANCREAS. Pancreatitis is classified as acute unless there are computed tomographic or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographic findings of CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (International Symposium on Acute Pancreatitis, Atlanta, 1992). The two most common forms of acute pancreatitis are ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS and gallstone pancreatitis.

Entry terms and synonyms

Pancreatitis Pancreatitis, Acute Acute Pancreatitis Acute Pancreatitides Pancreatitides, Acute Pancreatitis, Acute Edematous Acute Edematous Pancreatitides Edematous Pancreatitides, Acute Edematous Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitides, Acute Edematous Acute Edematous Pancreatitis Peripancreatic Fat Necrosis Fat Necrosis, Peripancreatic Necrosis, Peripancreatic Fat Peripancreatic Fat Necroses Pancreatic Parenchymal Edema Edema, Pancreatic Parenchymal Pancreatic Parenchymal Edemas Parenchymal Edema, Pancreatic Pancreatic Parenchyma with Edema

Classification tree positions

C06.689.750

Sources and reuse

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