Importance Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a chronic inflammatory and fibrotic disease of the
pancreas with a prevalence of 42 to 73 per 100 000 adults in the United States …

Chronic pancreatitis is defined as a pathological fibro-inflammatory syndrome of the
pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental and/or other risk factors who develop …

ESGE suggests endoscopic therapy and/or extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) as
the first-line therapy for painful uncomplicated chronic pancreatitis (CP) with an obstructed …

Chronic pancreatitis describes a wide spectrum of fibro-inflammatory disorders of the
exocrine pancreas that includes calcifying, obstructive, and steroid-responsive forms. Use of …

Abdominal pain is the foremost complication of chronic pancreatitis (CP). Pain can be
related to recurrent or chronic inflammation, local complications or neurogenic mechanisms …

Background For patients with chronic pancreatitis and a dilated pancreatic duct, ductal
decompression is recommended. We conducted a randomized trial to compare endoscopic …

Chronic pancreatitis is a progressive fibroinflammatory disease that exists in large-duct
(often with intraductal calculi) or small-duct form. In many patients this disease results from a …

Objective To compare patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) with constant pain patterns to
patients with CP with intermittent pain patterns. Methods This was a prospective cohort study …

Advances in our understanding of chronic pancreatitis have improved our care of patients
with this disease. Although our therapies are imperfect and many patients remain …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: A randomized trial that compared endoscopic and surgical
drainage of the pancreatic duct in patients with advanced chronic pancreatitis reported a …