title: [Chronic pancreatitis: the modern state of the problem. Part 1. Definition, prevalence, and the issues of ethiology and pathogenesis].
abstract: The review presents the latest data on the epidemiology of chronic pancreatitis (CP), its etiology and pathogenesis, and the modern classification of the disease. The review supports the great diversity of etiological factors of CP, which determine peculiarities of its pathogenesis and clinical picture.
authors.forename: Ia S
authors.initials: IaS
authors.lastname: Tsimmerman
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000150:complications*; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D014943:Global Health; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors