Chronic pancreatitis
Details of the Patient
- Patient’s Name: Prashant
- Patient’s Age: 19
- Patient’s Gender: male
Symptoms shown by the Patient
An Overview of the Case
Chronic pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease that leads to scarring of the pancreas and irreversible changes. Chronic pancreatitis results in abdominal pain and in some cases result in fatty stools that are large. Calcification is another sign of chronic inflammation. It can develop throughout the pancreas. These calcifications are like stones that are within the tissue itself, or within the pancreatic duct
The 19-year boy had recurrent abdominal pain with radiation to back, multiple hospitalizations, an evaluation found to have chronic calcified pancreatitis after through evasion underwent open lateral pancreaticojejunostomy with head coring. He had an uneventful recovery discharged on day 7.
– Causes :
Chronic pancreatitis alcohol abuse, smoking, abnormalities of the pancreas. Other causes of acute recurrent pancreatitis include high levels of calcium in the blood.
– Symptoms :
Symptoms of chronic pancreatitis include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, sometimes weight loss, diarrhea, and diabetes. Abdominal pain is the most common presenting symptom. The abdominal pain is typically epi-gastric and radiating to the back.
Medical Tests Performed
Guidelines Provided after Treatment
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