Although the three leading symptoms of chronic pancreatitis, pain, exocrine and endocrine
pancreatic insufficiency, are well known, only a few long-term studies have correlated these …

Background The clinical course of chronic pancreatitis is still unpredictable, which relates to
the lack of the availability of a clinical classification. Therefore, patient populations cannot be …

Background Several classification systems of chronic pancreatitis have been proposed to
provide a basis for treatment and research. All of these previous classifications were …

The epidemiology of chronic pancreatitis (CP) is incompletely understood. A number of
difficulties exist in estimating the prevalence and incidence of CP. Long-term follow-up is …

Objective To undertake a prospective nationwide study of the risk factors and clinical profile
of chronic pancreatitis. Setting Thirty-two major centers from different regions of India …

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a relatively uncommon, complex and heterogeneous disease.
The absence of a gold standard applicable to the initial phases of CP makes its early …

Chronic Pancreatitis Page 1 1811 Some minor modifications of the original Marseilles
classification were proposed. The classification of pancreatitis should be reduced to include …

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION Chronic pancreatitis is a serious disease with high
morbidity and high mortality. It mostly affects young adults and specifically people with long …

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a complex disease with a wide range of clinical manifestations.
This range comprises from asymptomatic patients to patients with disabling symptoms or …

The natural course of the classical symptoms of chronic pancreatitis, ie pain, exocrine and
endocrine pancreatic insufficiency, was followed up in 335 patients over a median of 9.8 …