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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2013; 19(42): 7231-7240
Published online Nov 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i42.7231
Published online Nov 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i42.7231
Figure 1 The etiological risk-factors associated with chronic pancreatitis are multiple and involve both genetic and environmental factors.
According to the M-ANNHEIM classification system, different synergistic risk factors are known such as: alcohol-consumption, nicotine-consumption, nutritional factors, hereditary factors, efferent duct factors, immunological factors and miscellaneous and rare metabolic factors. CP: Chronic pancreatitis.
- Citation: Brock C, Nielsen LM, Lelic D, Drewes AM. Pathophysiology of chronic pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(42): 7231-7240
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i42/7231.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i42.7231