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BACKGROUND: Genetic risk factors can provide insight into susceptibility for acute pancreatitis (AP) and disease progression towards (infected) necrotizing pancreatitis and persistent organ failure. The aim of the study was to undertake a s…

ObjectivesObtain summary estimates of sensitivity and specificity for imaging modalities for chronic pancreatitis (CP) assessment.MethodsA systematic search was performed in Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Embase and CINAHL databases for studies…

Chronic pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas with abdominal pain as the most prominent symptom. Adequate treatment of patients with chronic pancreatitis remains a major challenge, mainly because of the lack of evidence-ba…