Chronic pancreatitis - Definition, Causes, Pathophysiology and sequalae - Edusurg Clinics
What is chronic pancreatitis? What causes chronic pancreatitis? - The answer to this question started the Edusurg Clinics Webinar on Chronic pancreatitis management. This talk was given by Dr. Prasad Pande, Consultant Gastrointestinal surgeon. The talk explains the function of the pancreas, its normal physiology, followed by the causes of chronic pancreatitis using the TIGAR-O classification, and then focusses on its sequelae The pathophysiology of cancer in the background of chronic pancreatitis, the concept of early chronic pancreatitis as well as the endocrine and exocrine insufficiency is also discussed.