Classification of acute, chronic pancreatitis

1 General Information

Pancreatitis is the most common disease among pathologies of internal organs. It is associated with inflammatory processes in the pancreas. As a rule, this ailment arises on the basis of malnutrition and abuse of alcoholic beverages. If earlier this illness concerned mainly elderly people, at the moment, because of unhealthy, irregular nutrition, problems with the digestive system are increasingly affecting children and adolescents.

The main classification of the disease:

• acute pancreatitis;
• is a chronic form of the disease.

These are not stages of pancreatic disease, but different types of inflammation, each of which has its own therapeutic tactics.

2 Acute pancreatitis

It is characterized by the development of sudden sudden inflammatory processes in the organ, which are accompanied by the necrosis of the gland tissues. It belongs to a group of serious diseases, it can end in a lethal outcome.

Depending on the degree of severity, acute pancreatitis can occur in mild or severe forms. In the first case, minimal damage to organs and systems occurs, edema in the gland is observed. With proper treatment, a patient with a mild stage of illness can recover quite quickly and return to his previous life.

For severe pancreatitis are characterized by severe disorders in organs and tissues. There are abscesses, cysts, necrosis of tissues.

The main reason - the reception of various types of alcohol substitutes. The most common option is moonshine. However, not only drinkers are ill, but also people who absolutely do not consume it. This happens in case of eating poor-quality food.

Acute pancreatitis is accompanied by such symptoms:

1. Pain syndrome. Pain can be localized in the left hypochondrium, epigastrium. It wears a girdling, pronounced character, is strengthened in the supine position on the back. Fried, spicy food, alcohol also increase pain.
2. Nausea and indomitable vomiting.
3. There is a slight jaundice of the shell of the eyeball.
4. Bloating, heartburn.
5. Blue spots on the skin.

Acute pancreatitis requires immediate medical intervention, and in some cases, surgical treatment.

3 Chronic form of the disease

This is a group of diseases that occur for a long time. They are characterized by a change in periods of exacerbation and calm, with the symptoms can be both pronounced and completely absent.

Chronic pancreatitis is classified as:

• depending on the cause of the development: problems with the functionality of the gallbladder, excessive use of alcohol, duodenal disease, hepatitis, metabolic disorders, taking certain medications;
• based on clinical manifestations of the disease: pain syndrome, pathological processes in the digestive system, hypochondriacal form, concealed treatment and mixed type.

Pain arising in the abdomen and advancing upward is a characteristic manifestation of the disease. Strengthen the pain can acute, fatty foods, alcoholic and carbonated drinks.

With a chronic form of the disease, nausea, unpleasant eructations, bloating, flatulence can occur. Sometimes, transfusion, sounds in the abdomen and problems with the stool are possible. On the basis of poor appetite, the patient quickly loses weight.

The most frequent complications are infectious densities in the pancreas, purulent inflammation of the ducts. There is a possibility of erosion and ulcers in the digestive system.