Sentences with phrase «cases of acute pancreatitis»

Radiographs detect only 24 to 33 percent of cases of acute pancreatitis, but are also used to identify other causes of vomiting and anorexia, such as intestinal obstruction.

For long term management, dogs with pancreatitis should avoid fatty foods, though there is no evidence to support any benefit of fat restriction for cases of acute pancreatitis.

In the hands of a highly skilled ultrasonographer, ultrasound will detect a bit less than half of the cases of acute pancreatitis in cats (depending on the skill of the radiologist).

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This result indicates that many cases of pancreatic cancer potentially could have been diagnosed earlier had patients with acute pancreatitis been evaluated for pancreatic cancer.

In addition, of all the cases of pancreatic cancer diagnosed after an episode of acute pancreatitis, 55 percent were diagnosed three to 24 months after the episode of pancreatitis.

Although several case reports have indicated that there may be an association between use of HRT and risk of acute pancreatitis, the evidence from large studies is sparse.

Tumor necrosis factor - alpha at presentation in 60 cases of spontaneous canine acute pancreatitis.

In many cases, the cause of pancreatitis is unknown, but eating foods that are unusual (such as human food or garbage) or high in fat is known to increase the risk for acute pancreatitis.

Without treatment acute pancreatitis may be fatal, and in some cases it is still fatal even with the best of care.

The signs of acute pancreatitis similar to those seen in dogs are not as common in cats and probably account for less than 25 % of the cases of pancreatitis among felines.

Acute cases of pancreatitis can be very severe and life - threatening, but the damage to the pancreas is repairable.

An experienced ultrasound practitioner can detect two - thirds of acute canine pancreatitis cases.

After our dog's second bout of acute pancreatitis, we had a heart to heart discussion with the Internal Medicine veterinarian on his case.

In some cases, dogs that recover from an acute episode of pancreatitis may continue to have recurrent bouts if their diet and lifestyle is never addressed and altered.