Chronic pancreatitis: a changing etiology or a gap in technological medicine

Alcohol is considered the most important risk factor for the development of chronic pancreatitis. The possibility of evaluating CFTR mutations and the discovery of other gene mutations has led to a better evaluation of the familiar/hereditary forms of chronic pancreatitis and the identification of a...

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Main Authors: Raffaele Pezzilli, Lara Bellacosa, Bahajat Barakat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2009-06-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1244