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My mom has chronic pancreatitis and was in the hospital recently for it. ct showed fluid around pancreas. is this bad? i don't know what this means.
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Fluid around the: pancreas is a sign of acute pancreatitis. Your mom may have had an acute exacerbation of her pancreatitis.
Answered 11/30/2016
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