| Theme | Chronic Pancreatitis | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Clinical Diagnostic Criteria and Guidelines for Chronic Pancreatitis | |
| Publish Date | 2014/05 | |
| Author | Satoru Naruse | Miyoshi Municipal Hospital |
| Author | Hiroshi Ishiguro | Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University |
| [ Summary ] | Chronic pancreatitis is a progressive inflammatory disease of the pancreas. The disease is classified as being alcoholic or non-alcoholic in the Japanese Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for Chronic Pancreatitis of 2009. New criteria for diagnosis of early chronic pancreatitis are proposed in order to improve prognoses for this intractable disease. The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology issued their Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Pancreatitis in 2009. | |