Best Doctors for Pancreatitis Treatment in Bhopal

Pancreatitis is the inflammation of the pancreas that causes hindrance to its normal functioning. It can be an acute pancreatitis which is sudden on onset and responds well to the treatment or chronic pancreatitis where the inflammation is from a long duration causes significant damage to the pancreatic tissue. The various risk factors and causes for pancreatitis includes alcohol abuse, gallstone obstruction, high cholesterol, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, genetic mutations, autoimmune disorders, infections and trauma etc. The patient with pancreatitis present with severe abdominal pain in the left lower quadrant,tenderness, nausea, vomiting,fever, weight loss, loss of appetite, diarrhoea , weakness and jaundice. It can be diagnosed by blood tests (serum amylase and lipase), ultrasound , MRI and endoscopy(ERCP/MRCP) if necessary. Management mainly includes lifestyle changes, conservative treatment of pain, fluid replacement,nutritional support and surgery if indicated in severe and chronic cases.