What Do We Currently Know about the Pathophysiology of Alcoholic Pancreatitis: A Brief Review Visceral Medicine
Approximately 50 percent of patients with alcoholic pancreatitis die within 20 years of onset of the disease. Only 20 percent of deaths occurring before a patient’s life expectancy are attributed to pancreatitis or its complications; most of these deaths are attributed to the effects of alcohol or smoking on other organs such as the liver. […]