BackgroundRecurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis are often associated with severe abdominal pain. Notably, the presence and intensity of pain often show little correlation with structural pancreatic changes, suggesting a role for altered …
BackgroundAcute and chronic pancreatitis constitute a continuum of inflammatory disease of the pancreas with an increasing incidence in most high-income countries. A subset of patients with a history of pancreatitis suffer from recurrence o…
Abstract Background Acute and chronic pancreatitis constitute a continuum of inflammatory disease of the pancreas with an increasing incidence in most high-income countries. A subset of patients with a history of pancreatitis suffer from …
BackgroundThe most dominant feature in chronic pancreatitis is intense abdominal pain. Changes in spinal and/or supraspinal central nervous system pain processing due to visceral nociceptive input play an important role in this pain. How al…