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A 45 year old woman has a 7 month history of moderate abdominal pain that is exacerbated by eating.She uses alcohol heavily for the past 10 year
X ray films of the abdomen show diffuse retroperitienal calcifications
the most likely diagnosis is ?
a.-cholangitis
b.-chronic pancreatitis
c.-pancreatic islet cell neoplasm
d.-peforated gastric ulcer
e.-ulcerative colitis
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| mjl1717
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chronic pancreatitis
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| Cedrick
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most likely right ? b.-chronic pancreatitis
Don't remmember where I read that in industriliazed countrys is common
to much alcohol
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| mjl1717
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[left]im not 100% sure of my answer-only about 50/50- I make mistake if someone sees one please mention it![/left]
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| robin082006
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| muzammil
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the answer is chronic pancreatitis.
no 1 risk factor of ch pncreattis is a long history of heavy alcohol consumption the symptom in the question that the pain increase after meal is seen in chronic pancreattis and the x ray finding is also consistent with chronic pancraetitis
for more details on ch pancreatitis the links are as foloows
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/0...
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http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/chronic...
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| Diego Casali
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B for sure.
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| Allison
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B
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