"Pancreatitis, Alcoholic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Acute or chronic INFLAMMATION of the PANCREAS due to excessive ALCOHOL DRINKING. Alcoholic pancreatitis usually presents as an acute episode but it is a chronic progressive disease in alcoholics.
| Descriptor ID |
D019512
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.689.750.660 C25.775.100.087.730
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pancreatitis, Alcoholic" by people in Profiles.
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Akhtar AJ, Shaheen M. Extrapancreatic manifestations of acute pancreatitis in African-American and Hispanic patients. Pancreas. 2004 Nov; 29(4):291-7.