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1. Introduction
2. Pathogenesis of chronic pancreatitis
3. Histologic definition of chronic pancreatitis
4. Pancreatic fibrosis without chronic pancreatitis
5. Paradigm of chronic pancreatitis
6. Old view on acute and chronic pancreatitis
7. New view on acute and chronic pancreatitis
8. Etiologies of chronic pancreatitis
9. The NAP study
10. Trypsin and the CFTR
11. Response to steroid therapy
12. AIP and IgG4-associated systemic disease
13. Antibodies against URB-2 and PBP of H. pylori
14. Epidemiology of chronic pancreatitis
15. Diagnosis
16. Development of calcification over years
17. Natural history of chronic pancreatitis
18. Diagnostic tests
19. Early chronic pancreatitis
20. The secretin test
21. MR and chronic pancreatitis
22. Administration of secretin in the pancreatic duct
23. ERCP of pancreatic duct
24. Abnormalities in the side branches
25. Pancreatography, a histologic correlation
26. Pancreatogram interpretation (1)
27. Pancreatogram interpretation (2)
28. Histology of 69 normal glands
29. EUS and chronic pancreatitis (1)
30. EUS and chronic pancreatitis (2)
31. The gradual nature of pancreas health
32. Treatment of chronic pancreatitis
33. Treatment of pain
34. Endoscopic therapy for chronic pancreatitis
35. Endoscopic vs. surgical therapy (1)
36. Endoscopic vs. surgical therapy (2)
37. EUS-guided celiac plexus block
38. Thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy
39. Surgical procedures
40. Surgical therapy
41. Pancreatectomy with islet cell transplantation
42. Fat globules in a patient
43. Nutritional complications of malabsorption
44. Diagnosis of exocrine insufficiency
45. Principles of therapy for exocrine insufficiency
46. Thank you

Topics Covered

• Multiple predisposing conditions with a final common pathway of fibrosis
• Smoking and alcohol are well known major risk factors, recently identified conditions include autoimmune pancreatitis and genetic forms of pancreatitis
• Diagnosis is straightforward in patients with far-advanced disease, and quite challenging and difficult in those with early disease
• Treatment of pain
• Treatment of Exocrine insufficiency
• Complications

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Series:

• Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Categories:

• Clinical Practice

Therapeutic Areas:

• Gastroenterology & Nephrology

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Publication History

• Published on January 5, 2011

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Christopher Forsmark has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.