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.
Also Known As:
Acute Edematous Pancreatitides; Acute Pancreatitides; Edema, Pancreatic Parenchymal; Edematous Pancreatitides, Acute; Edematous Pancreatitis, Acute; Fat Necrosis, Peripancreatic; Necrosis, Peripancreatic Fat; Pancreatic Parenchymal Edemas; Pancreatitides, Acute; Pancreatitides, Acute Edematous; Parenchymal Edema, Pancreatic; Peripancreatic Fat Necroses; Acute Edematous Pancreatitis; Acute Pancreatitis; Pancreatic Parenchyma with Edema; Pancreatic Parenchymal Edema; Pancreatitis, Acute; Pancreatitis, Acute Edematous; Peripancreatic Fat Necrosis