Condition Article

Pancreatic Diseases

Pancreatic diseases include pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, and cystic fibrosis. The pancreas also plays a role in type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Disease ConditionDigestiveEndocrine

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Definition

Pancreatic diseases include pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, and cystic fibrosis. The pancreas also plays a role in type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Concept record

Canonical title: Pancreatic Diseases
Alphabetical key: P
Category: Disease Condition
Content type: Condition Article
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations: None recorded for this concept yet.
Article status: Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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