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Concurrent pancreatic ductal changes in alcoholic liver disease
Rakesh Kochhar1, Pradeepta Kumar Sethy, Ajit Sood
1Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India. medinst@pgi.chd.nic.in
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
|August 13, 2003
Summary
Pancreatic ductal changes are common in patients with alcoholic liver disease. Endoscopic retrograde pancreatogram revealed these changes in 43.47% of patients, regardless of liver disease severity.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Hepatology
- Pancreatology
Background:
- Alcohol is a frequent cause of liver disease and chronic pancreatitis.
- Simultaneous clinically significant disease in both organs is uncommon.
- The study investigates pancreatic changes in patients with alcoholic liver disease.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the prevalence of pancreatic ductal changes in patients with alcoholic liver disease.
- To correlate these changes with the stage of liver disease.
Main Methods:
- Forty-six patients with alcoholic liver disease were enrolled.
- Liver biopsy was performed for patients with normal coagulograms.
- Endoscopic retrograde pancreatogram (ERP) was used to evaluate pancreatic ductal changes.
Main Results:
- Twenty out of 46 patients (43.47%) showed chronic pancreatitis features on ERP.
- Pancreatitis changes included minimal (10), moderate (9), and advanced (1) cases.
- No significant difference in pancreatitis prevalence was observed between cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic patients.
- Alcohol intake amount and duration did not correlate with pancreatitis changes.
Conclusions:
- Pancreatic ductal changes are common in patients with alcoholic liver disease.
- Endoscopic retrograde pancreatogram is a valuable tool for detecting these changes.
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