A Retrospective Study on Acute Pancreatitis
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 9
Abstract
Pancreatitis means inflammation of pancreas. It could be better divided into acute and recurrent pancreatitis. It is studied extensively because of grave prognosis in which stand at 9.8 per 100000 of the population. Of all the abdominal emergencies this particular condition carries the highest mortality & morbidity. The etiology of pancreatitis is attributable to many factors like alcohol, gall stones, ductal causes, vascular, trauma both blunt and surgical, autoimmune disease, metabolic, parasitic and many more. In this study the prime etiological factor is alcohol. The individuals in lower socio economic strata are the one most affected. Whatever may be the etiological agent, the action of trypsin a pancreatic enzyme on pancreatic cells sets in motion the auto digestion and inflammatory process leading to acute pancreatitis. The understanding of the etiology is essential to strategies therapeutic measures in managing this condition. Here in this series of 115 patients in and around Madurai district of Tamil Nadu were treated conservatively.
Authors and Affiliations
DR. Kalirathinam, Dr. K. A. Malarvannan
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