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pancreatitis
(redirected from Gallstone pancreatitis)

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pan·cre·a·ti·tis  (pngkr--tts, pn-)
n.
Inflammation of the pancreas.
pancreatitis [ˌpæŋkrɪəˈtaɪtɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of the pancreas
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Noun1.pancreatitis - inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
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Further complications of gallbladder disease include gallstone pancreatitis, gallstone ileus, biliary cirrhosis, and gallbladder cancer.
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That caused the enzymes to back up and begin eating away at the pancreas itself, an extremely painful and sometimes fatal condition called acute gallstone pancreatitis.
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