Author	Lankisch, P. G. author
Title	A Primer of Pancreatitis [electronic resource] / by P. G. Lankisch, M. Bรผchler, J. Mรถssner, S. Mรผller-Lissner
Imprint	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1997
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60870-4
Descript	VI, 68p. 40 illus. online resource

This primer of pancreatitis succinctly and clearly summarizes the most important aspects of acute and chronic pancreatitis. Summary diagrams accompanied by brief explanatory notes illustrate the essentials "at a glance" and provide the busy doctor with an up-to-date survey of the course of the disease and the essential steps in the diagnosis and therapy of pancreatitis

Definitions -- Physiology of pancreatic secretion -- Acute pancreatitis -- Aetiology -- Pathogenesis -- Incidence, prognosis and recurrence -- Diagnosis: overview -- Therapy: overview -- Chronic pancreatitis -- Aetiology and pathogenesis -- Pathogenesis of complications -- Incidence, course and prognosis -- Diagnosis: overview -- Therapy: overview -- Pancreatic enzyme supplementation therapy -- References