H P Siriwardana1, A K Siriwardena. 1. Hepatobiliary Unit, Department of Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Contemporary classification systems for chronic pancreatitis do not incorporate current knowledge of the disease biology of this condition. METHOD AND RESULTS: This paper presents three case summaries of patients with longstanding chronic pancreatitis with extra-pancreatic complications. The cases highlight the inadequacies of current terminology. The term "end-stage chronic pancreatitis" is applied to advanced disease and disease descriptors are defined. CONCLUSION: The term "end-stage chronic pancreatitis" is a practical and readily applicable disease descriptor.
BACKGROUND: Contemporary classification systems for chronic pancreatitis do not incorporate current knowledge of the disease biology of this condition. METHOD AND RESULTS: This paper presents three case summaries of patients with longstanding chronic pancreatitis with extra-pancreatic complications. The cases highlight the inadequacies of current terminology. The term "end-stage chronic pancreatitis" is applied to advanced disease and disease descriptors are defined. CONCLUSION: The term "end-stage chronic pancreatitis" is a practical and readily applicable disease descriptor.
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