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Pancreatitis MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Pancreatitis
Tree Number(s)
C06.689.750
Unique ID
D010195
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010195
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Acute Edematous Pancreatitis
Acute Pancreatitis
Pancreatic Parenchyma with Edema
Pancreatic Parenchymal Edema
Pancreatitis, Acute
Pancreatitis, Acute Edematous
Peripancreatic Fat Necrosis
NLM Classification #
WI 805
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/05/27
Pancreatitis Preferred
Pancreatitis, Acute Narrower
Pancreatitis, Acute Edematous Narrower
Peripancreatic Fat Necrosis Narrower
Pancreatic Parenchymal Edema Narrower
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