In Chile, prevalence of chronic pancreafifis is very low when comparad wifh other countries. Reasons are unknown and may involve genefic and environmental factors.
Recently, many advances hove been made respect to genetic mutations that enhance fhe risk of chronic pancreatitis and represent a source for. futura invesfigafion . The aim of fhis review is to discuss causes of low prevalence of thedisease in Chile, summary genetic advances and up date concepts of pathology, diagnosis and treatment.
Mancilla, C. ., Planzer del C, M. ., & Berger F., Z. . (2003). Pancreatitis crónica ¿Enfermedad rara o subdiagnosticada?. Revista Hospital Clínico Universidad De Chile, 13(4), pp. 258–68. https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7996.2002.79510
