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    Compare 
    the pathological image-left and the physiological image-right 
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F: 
   
  Notice 
  the diffuse swelling 
  of the pancreas with edema extending into the surrounding tissue. Additionally 
  you find free fluid 
   
 
  H: 
   
  Adult 
  man, 47-years-old, with sudden abdominal pain radiating to the back. The patient 
  is vomiting.
 
  INFO/WWW-LINKS: 
     
    In acute pancreatitis 
    there is a self-perpetuating acute inflammation of the pancreas and other 
    surrounding tissues. There may be rapid progress from a phase of mild edema 
    to haemorrhagic, necrotizing pancreatitis. 
 
D: 
   
  Acute pancreatitis
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    For that reason the 
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    is 
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