Article
Alcohol-associated pancreatitis.
Gastroenterology clinics of North America - 1 Jun 2007
Yadav Dhiraj, Papachristou Georgios I, Whitcomb David C
Abstract excerpt
Only a small proportion of heavy drinking individuals develop pancreatitis. The environmental and host cofactors shown to have an association with alcoholic pancreatitis are smoking and race. The known genetic variations and polymorphisms do not seem to play an important role in alcoholic pancreatitis. Newer developments in the understanding of complex disorders allow clinicians to understand better the role of...
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