Calcific pancreatitis

Definition

This is inflammation of the pancreas which requires immediate medical attention and hospitalization during an attack, which calcium salts build up in soft tissue, causing it to harden.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Chronic pancreatitis

• DC32.1Groove pancreatitis
• DC32.2Hereditary chronic pancreatitis
• DC32.3Chronic alcohol-induced pancreatitis
• DC32.4Chronic idiopathic pancreatitis
• DC32.5Tropical pancreatitis
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified