Patients with chronic pancreatitis are at increased risk for osteoporosis.
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Centre for Pancreatico-Biliary Diseases, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin, Tallaght, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. siduggan@tcd.ieIssue Date
2012-10
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Patients with chronic pancreatitis are at increased risk for osteoporosis. 2012, 41 (7):1119-24 PancreasPublisher
PancreasJournal
PancreasDOI
10.1097/MPA.0b013e31824abb4dPubMed ID
22836855Abstract
Patients with chronic pancreatitis may be at an increased risk of low bone density because of malabsorption of vitamin D and calcium, poor diet, pain, alcoholism, and smoking. We investigated the rates of osteoporosis in patients with chronic pancreatitis compared to matched controls.Item Type
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1536-4828ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1097/MPA.0b013e31824abb4d