Diseases of the Pancreas: Acute Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Neoplasms of the Pancreas Book

	Abbreviations	IX
	Preface	XI
	Acute Pancreatitis	1
	Characteristic Cases 1-3	2
	An Atypical Case	8
	Definition and Classification	10
	Epidemiology	14
	Etiology	16
	Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology	22
	Pathology	26
	Clinical Aspects	28
	Complications	32
	Diagnosis	42
	Prognosis and Classification according to the Degree of Severity	52
	Treatment	58
	Chronic Pancreatitis	75
	Characteristic Cases 1-3	76
	An Atypical Case	82
	Definition and Classification	84
	Epidemiology	86
	Etiology	88
	Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology	90
	Pathology	100
	Clinical Aspects	102
	Complications	106
	Diagnosis	108
	Treatment	116
	Neoplasms of the Pancreas	125
	Characteristic Cases 1-3	126
	An Atypical Case	132
	Definition and Classification	134
	Pancreatic Carcinoma	136
	Periampullary Carcinoma	156
	Endocrine Pancreatic Neoplasms	160
	Appendix	167
	Pancreatic Surgery	168
	Congenital Diseases of the Pancreas and Pancreatic Abnormalities	178
	Pancreatic Trauma	188
	Further Reading	191
	Subject Index	210