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Pancreatitis, chronic - CT scan

Pancreatitis, chronic - CT scan

Overview

CT scan of the upper abdomen showing multiple white-colored calcifications. These occur in chronic pancreatitis.

Review Date 10/25/2021

Updated by: Michael M. Phillips, MD, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.