Clinical Characteristics of Chronic Pancreatitis in a Saudi Arabian Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study at Riyadh Second Health Cluster.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive inflammatory condition with regional differences in prevalence and etiology. Though alcohol and smoking are primarily the risk factors in Western populations, CP resulted from alcohol is rare in Saudi Arabia due to cultural differences. Our study aim to characterize the Etiology, clinical presentation, and complications of CP in Saudi Arabian adults who are minimally alcohol exposure.

Methods

Our retrospective research highlights on patients who are 14 years of age and older that diagnosed with CP, who are treated at King Fahad Medical City from the timeline of 2013 until 2024. The Demographics, clinical presentations, laboratory, radiological and comorbidity data were obtained from the electronic records of KFMC then ana

SUBMITTER: Al Lehibi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12923717 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature