Claimant - A person who makes an insurance claim. Closed practice - A primary care physician who is not accepting new patients. Note: Even if your physician is on the HMO or PPO list, call to see if the practice is still open for accepting new HMO or PPO participants.
Type 1 AIP is also called IgG4-related pancreatitis and is part of a disease called IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) that often affects multiple organs including the pancreas, bile ducts in the liver, salivary glands, kidneys and lymph nodes.
Pancreatic Disorders. 1  Inflamed pancreas. Acute pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, mainly due to long term alcohol abuse or gallstones and may cause central or left side upper abdominal pain and nausea. 2  Pancreatic cancer may be preceded by long term chronic pancreatitis, but it may arise from the healthy pancreas.