Simultaneous occurrence of autoimmune pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer in patients resected for focal pancreatic mass.

Aim: To assess the occurrence of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) in pancreatic resections performed for focal pancreatic enlargement.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of medical records of all patients who underwent pancreatic resection for a focal pancreatic enlargement at our tertiary center from January 2000 to July 2013. The indication for surgery was suspicion of a tumor based on clinical presentation, imaging findings and laboratory evaluations.

Alcoholic chronic pancreatitis and liver cirrhosis: coincidence and differences in lifestyle.

Background/objectives: Alcoholic chronic pancreatitis (ACP) and liver cirrhosis (ALC) are sequels of excessive alcohol intake. They develop in a minority of long-term alcohol consumers. Their concomitant occurrence is rare and the organ selection remains unknown.

[The coincidence of alcoholic liver cirrhosis and chronic pancreatitis].

Unlabelled: INTRODUCTION, STUDY AIM: Health consequences of alcoholism vary and include a wide range of pathological conditions from mental disorders to disorders of various parenchymatous organs. There are many differences between alcohol abusers, from the way they abuse alcohol to the nature of bodily harm. The aim of this prospective study was to map and correlate organ involvement with the type of alcohol abuse and smoking and dietary habits.