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'''Chronic pancreatitis''' is characterised by chronic inflammation of the pancreas with replacement of normal parenchyme by fibrotic scar tissue, which causes chronic abdominal pain and pancreatic insufficiency. It is an ongoing, progressive pathologic response to pancreatic injury. In most cases, chronic pancreatitis is caused by having multiple episodes of [[acute pancreatitis]]. The disease progresses gradually from a single episode of acute appendicitis to relapsing episodes of acute appendicitis to chronic appendicitis.
'''Chronic pancreatitis''' is characterised by chronic inflammation of the pancreas with replacement of normal parenchyme by fibrotic scar tissue, which causes chronic abdominal pain and pancreatic insufficiency. It is an ongoing, progressive pathologic response to pancreatic injury. In most cases, chronic pancreatitis is caused by having multiple episodes of [[acute pancreatitis]]. The disease progresses gradually from a single episode of acute pancreatitis to relapsing episodes of acute pancreatitis to chronic pancreatitis .


== Etiology ==
== Etiology ==