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. 1974 Apr 6;2(5909):34–38. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5909.34

Chronic Pancreatitis in England: A Changing Picture?

Oliver James, J E Agnew, Ian A D Bouchier
PMCID: PMC1610158  PMID: 4821040

Abstract

A total of 107 patients with chronic pancreatitis from the London area seen between 1968 and 1973 have been reviewed; they comprised 30 with calcific pancreatitis and 77 with chronic or chronic relapsing pancreatitis without calcification. The commonest clinical features were pain, diabetes, malabsorption, and peptic ulcer. Alcohol was a probable aetiology in nearly half the cases, a different finding from those of previous surveys and possibly associated with the increased consumption of alcohol in England in the last 20 years.

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