A longitudinal study of 64 patients with chronic pancreatitis is presented. The patients were
followed up for a median period of 4 years. Pain was the dominant symptom in 43 of the …

There have been only a few studies dealing with the incidence of chronic pancreatitis
published. Over the last 80 years, original studies describing the incidence of chronic …

Background and objective: No nation-wide epidemiological study on the incidence and
prevalence of chronic pancreatitis (CP) had been thus far carried out in Spain. Our goal is to …

AIM: To analyze trends in incidence and mortality of acute pancreatitis (AP) and chronic
pancreatitis (CP) in the Netherlands and for international standard populations. METHODS …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: We investigated mortality of patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP),
compared with the Danish population and sought to determine whether clinical …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine which factors predict mortality in a cohort
of patients with chronic alcoholic and nonalcoholic pancreatitis. Patients with chronic …

Background: We investigated the epidemiologic, clinical, and radiologic aspects of a mixed
medicosurgical series of chronic pancreatitis patients observed at the University of Verona …

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

Background: The risk of pancreatic cancer in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) is
difficult to assess. Previous studies, mostly case control studies or studies relying on data …

Background Based on reports from tertiary care centers, chronic pancreatitis (CP) is
considered to be a painful and debilitating disease frequently requiring invasive …