Clinical pathomorphism of chronic opisthorchosis pancreatitis

• Main Authors: B. I. Alperovich, N. S. Rodicheva, Zh. A. Kurysko
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Siberian State Medical University (Tomsk) 2004-09-01
• Series: Bûlleten' Sibirskoj Mediciny
• Subjects: pancreas; opisthorchosis; chronic pancreatitis
• Online Access: https://bulletin.tomsk.ru/jour/article/view/3647

192 patients with chronic opisthorchosis pancreatitis (117 women (60,9%) and 75 men (39,1%) being under observation in Tomsk regional hepatologic center from 1970 till 2000) have been included in the protocol of retrospective cohort study. 36 patients (18,8%) have had a chronic pseudotumor-like pancreatitis. 133 patients (69,9%) have been diagnosed a chronic painful pancreatitis, 23 patients (12,0%) have been diagnosed a pancreatic cyst. Three basic forms of the chronic opisthorchosis pancreatitis have been suggested: a chronic painful pancreatitis, a chronic pseudotumor-like pancreatitis and a pancreatic cyst.