Complications of chronic pancreatitis

Chronic pancreatitis can produce many complications which include:

• Pseudocyst formation – cyst which does not have a endothelial lining
• Obstructive jaundice – due to compression of common bile duct due to fibrosis
• Portal hypertension – due to splenic vein thrombosis secondary to inflammation in tail of pancreas
• Duodenal obstruction – secondary to fibrosis of head of pancreas
• Colonic obstruction
• Malnutrition – due to defective absorption of nutrients
• Diabetes mellitus – due to dysfunction of beta cells of Islets of Langerhans