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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 27.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Mar;16(3):175–184. doi: 10.1038/s41575-018-0087-5

Fig. 2 |. Frequency of transition from first episode of acute pancreatitis to chronic pancreatitis through recurrent acute pancreatitis.

Fig. 2 |

Around 21% of patients suffering a first episode of acute pancreatitis will develop recurrent acute pancreatitis. Of those developing recurrent acute pancreatitis, ~36% will develop chronic pancreatitis. Data are derived from Sankaran et al.3.

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