Pancreatic disease in the elderly.
This article reviews age-related alterations in pancreatic structure and function and provides an update of advances in clinical understanding of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, and pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This article also provides guidelines for the integration of recent radiologic, endoscopic, surgical, and oncologic advances in these areas into the current clinical practice of the gerontologist and gastroenterologist.
Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis