Open AccessTime trends in the etiology of chronic pancreatitis in South India
Author(s) -
Rajesh Gopalakrishna,
Girish Bn,
Suprabha Panicker,
balakrishnan Balakrishnan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
tropical gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2320-5792
pISSN - 0250-636X
DOI - 10.7869/tg.204
Subject(s) - etiology , pancreatitis , medicine , hypertriglyceridemia , population , risk factor , gastroenterology , pediatrics , environmental health , triglyceride , cholesterol
Recent reports indicate a decline in prevalence of classical tropical chronic pancreatitis (TCP). We studied the etiologies and risk factors over a 14-year period at a tertiary care university hospital.