Introduction Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency is a finding in many conditions, predominantly
affecting those with chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer and acute necrotising …

Chronic alcohol use has been linked to chronic pancreatitis for over a century, but it has not
been until the last decade that the role of alcohol in chronic pancreatitis has been elucidated …

Background The epidemiology of acute alcoholic pancreatitis (AP), chronic alcoholic
pancreatitis (CP), acute alcoholic hepatitis (AH), and chronic alcoholic hepatitis with …

Exocrine pancreatic disease is thought to be uncommon in clinical practice and usually
secondary to excess alcohol intake. Although excess alcohol intake does account for many …

The purpose of the study was to determine (a) the frequency and cause of mortality in
patients with chronic pancreatitis;(b) the cumulative survival rates corrected by comparison …

Ethanol abuse and alcoholism were estimated to cost the nation 117 billion dollars in 1983,
and costs are expected to increase to 130 billion dollars by 1990 (1). Chronic ethanol abuse …

Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) is often observed in patients with pancreatic
diseases, including chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, and tumors, or after surgical …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Although chronic pancreatitis and liver cirrhosis are common
sequelae of excess alcohol consumption, the 2 conditions are rarely associated. We studied …

OBJECTIVE: It is unclear why some alcohol abusers develop alcoholic cirrhosis whereas
others contract chronic pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to examine the importance of …

Background Chronic pancreatitis and liver cirrhosis are major alcohol-related diseases in
most countries. Neither their specific etiologies nor the relationship between them is fully …