Publication details
Pokroky v pankreatologii - chronická pankreatitida
| Title in English | Advances in Pancreatology - Chronic Pancreatitis |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Acta medicinae |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Endocrinology, diabetology, metabolism, nutrition |
| Keywords | chronic inflammation; pancreatic pain; pancreatic functions; pancreatic enzyme substitution; endoscopic therapy |
| Description | Chronic pancreatitis is a disease where the functional pancreatic parenchyma is replaced with connective tissue and fibrogenesis is a crucial pathophysiological process. This leads to the formation of first exocrine insufficiency and histomorphological advanced stages of the disease and endocrine insufficiency. On this basis, chronic pancreatitis defined as a chronic inflammatory process is constantly progressing substituting parenchyma gland connective tissue. |