Pancreatitis
'Is there any way we could be forewarned of this dreaded disease? Can this be avoided?' I asked Dr. Udwadia , whose skills in combating complicated physical disorders that require intensive care are legendary. ‘There is no solution that one can do that, Even if one discovers gall stones in gall bladder, they are harmless. Generally, no one would advice to have them removed'. He continued. ' It is only in rarity that these stones may pop out from the bottom of the bag , come to bile duct and block the mouth of the pancreas thereby beginning a rapid chain of events that would bring a human being on the threshold of life and death'. I was witness to two incidents of P ancreatitis that turned horribly fatal. Usually Pancreatitis (chronic) is associated with alcohol abuse but in these two cases, both became victim of 'gall stones' leading to 'acute pancreatitis '. I think one should be lucky to have it quickly diagnosed. I felt, most general physicians ...