Chronic calcific pancreatitis in association with celiac disease.
Painless pancreatitis with extensive calcification and villous atrophy of the small intestine was observed in a nonalcoholic female patient. The etiology of villous atrophy could not be established. The pathophysiological significance of this association is discussed.
D001284:Atrophy; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications*; D002137:Calculi / Q000209:etiology; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*