INFLAMMATION of the PANCREAS. Pancreatitis is classified as acute unless there are computed tomographic or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographic findings of CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (International Symposium on Acute Pancreatitis, Atlanta, 1992). The two most common forms of acute pancreatitis are ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS and gallstone pancreatitis.

Synonyms: Parenchymal Edema, Pancreatic, Acute Edematous Pancreatitides, Pancreatic Parenchyma with Edema, Acute Pancreatitis, Fat Necrosis, Peripancreatic, Pancreatitis, Pancreatitis, Acute Edematous, Edematous Pancreatitis, Acute, Pancreatitis, Acute, Pancreatic Parenchymal Edemas, Edematous Pancreatitides, Acute, Acute Pancreatitides, Pancreatitides, Acute Edematous, Peripancreatic Fat Necrosis, Pancreatitides, Acute, Necrosis, Peripancreatic Fat, Edema, Pancreatic Parenchymal, Peripancreatic Fat Necroses, Acute Edematous Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Parenchymal Edema