MeSH definition : Acute or chronic INFLAMMATION of the PANCREAS due to excessive ALCOHOL DRINKING. Alcoholic
pancreatitis usually presents as an acute episode but it is a chronic progressive
disease in alcoholics.;
MeSH synonym : alcoholic pancreatitis;
MeSH annotation : usually chronic so do not coord with CHRONIC DISEASE;
Acute or chronic INFLAMMATION of the PANCREAS due to excessive ALCOHOL DRINKING. Alcoholic
pancreatitis usually presents as an acute episode but it is a chronic progressive
disease in alcoholics.