Chronic pancreatitis: what the clinician wants to know from MR imaging
T Tirkes - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics, 2018 - mri.theclinics.com
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a low prevalence disease. 1–3 In 2006, there were
approximately 50 cases of definite CP per 100,000 population in Olmsted County,
Minnesota, 3 translating to a total of 150,000 to 200,000 cases in the US population. Clinical
features of CP are highly variable and include minimal or no symptoms of debilitating pain,
repeated episodes of acute pancreatitis, pancreatic exocrine and endocrine insufficiency,
and pancreatic cancer. CP profoundly affects the quality of life, which can be worse than …
approximately 50 cases of definite CP per 100,000 population in Olmsted County,
Minnesota, 3 translating to a total of 150,000 to 200,000 cases in the US population. Clinical
features of CP are highly variable and include minimal or no symptoms of debilitating pain,
repeated episodes of acute pancreatitis, pancreatic exocrine and endocrine insufficiency,
and pancreatic cancer. CP profoundly affects the quality of life, which can be worse than …
