DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2020.v08i09.036

Pages: 2165-2172

Background: The clinical course of chronic pancreatitis is still unpredictable, which relates to the lack of the availability of a clinical classification. Chronic calcific pancreatitis is a special form of chronic pancreatitis that tends to calcify or is associated with pancreatic lithiasis. Information regarding the presentations, physical findings, diagnostic findings and complications are very important for deciding about the treatment approach for calcific pancreatitis. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to collect information regarding the presentations, physical findings, diagnostic findings complications the patients with chronic calcific pancreatitis. Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted in the Department of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Liver Transplant Surgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from January 2017 to December 2017. Thirty (30) patients of pancreatic calculi were studied in this study. All the data were collected by a pre-designed questioner, analyzed by SPSS version 20 and findings were displayed by several tables and figures of MS Office program. Result: In total 27 participants were male and 3 were female. So the male-female ratio was 9:1. All the patients of this series presented with abdominal pain (100%). Weight loss presented in 10 (33.33%), Steatorrhoea in 9 (30%), abdominal lump in 4 (13.33%) & diabetes in (46.67%) patients. Jaundice was present in 3 cases (10%). Palpable lump in the epigastric region in 5 cases (16.67%) and tenderness in epigastric region in 10 patients (33.33%). Oedema was presented by 4 patients (13.33%), Ascites presented by 7 patient (23.33), Palpable liver was in 1 patient (3.33%) and palpable gall bladder in 2 patient (6.67%). As complication 30 patients 2 patients (6.67) developed wound infection in the post-operative period, 2 patients (6.67%) developed respiratory tract infection one patient (3.33%) developed.........