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Some current views on pancreatitis


I.N. Marks
S. Bank
J.H. Louw

Abstract

Current views on the pathogenesis, classification, diagnostic criteria, natural history and surgical treatment of pancreatitis are reviewed.

The past decade has seen few dramatic advances in the diagnosis and  treatment of pancreatitis. The aetiopathogenesis remains uncertain, the  diagnosis is still difficult and the management is seldom straightforward. But there has been a broadening in the understanding of the classification, diagnostic features, natura:! history and surgical management of the disease.

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eISSN: 2078-5135
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