Pain is the most distressing symptom of chronic pancreatitis. Although the pathogenesis of pain is still poorly understood, an increase in intraductal pressure may be the dominant factor.
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The severe pain that characterizes chronic pancreatitis is resistant to treatment with conventional analgesics. Patients often become dependent on opiate analgesics, or have to live with the ...
Although the methodology of studies used to generate available data on endotherapy for pain in CP is imperfect ... may depend on the etiology of pancreatitis, particularly alcohol versus tropical ...