Chronic pancreatitis: a diagnostic dilemma

Sinead N. Duggan; Hazel M. Ní Chonchubhair; Oladapo Lawal; Donal B. O'Connor; Kevin C. Conlon

doi:10.3748/wjg.v22.i7.2304

Chronic pancreatitis: a diagnostic dilemma

Sinead N. Duggan^*, Hazel M. Ní Chonchubhair, Oladapo Lawal, Donal B. O'Connor, Kevin C. Conlon

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Abstract

Typical clinical symptoms of chronic pancreatitis are vague and non-specific and therefore diagnostic tests are required, none of which provide absolute diagnostic certainly, especially in the early stages of disease. Recently-published guidelines bring much needed structure to the diagnostic work-up of patients with suspected chronic pancreatitis. In addition, novel diagnostic modalities bring promise for the future. The assessment and diagnosis of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency remains challenging and this review contests the accepted perspective that steatorrhea only occurs with > 90% destruction of the gland.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2304-2313
Journal	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume	22
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i7.2304
Publication status	Published - 21 Feb 2016
Externally published	Yes

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