Pancreatitis

Definition: INFLAMMATION of the PANCREAS. Pancreatitis is classified as acute unless there are computed tomographic or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographic findings of CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (International Symposium on Acute Pancreatitis, Atlanta, 1992). The two most common forms of acute pancreatitis are ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS and gallstone pancreatitis.

Synonyms (terms occurring on more labels are shown first): pancreatitis, pancreatitis NOS

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Proteins predicted to cause Pancreatitis: PTGS2, PTGS2 (inhibition), CYP2C9 (11 predictions in total)

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