Treatment options for chronic pancreatitis

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Title:	Treatment options for chronic pancreatitis
Author(s):	Issa, Y.; Bruno, M.J.; Bakker, O.J.; Besselink, M.G.; Schepers, N.J.; Santvoort, H.C. van; Gooszen, H.G. ; Boermeester, M.A.
Publication year:	2014
Source:	Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, vol. 11, iss. 9, (2014), pp. 556-564
ISSN:	1759-5045
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2014.74
Publication type:	Article / Letter to editor
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item : http://hdl.handle.net/2066/137121
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Subject:	Radboudumc 14: Tumours of the digestive tract RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences
Organization:	Operating Rooms Radboudumc Extern
Journal title:	Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Volume:	vol. 11
Issue:	iss. 9
Page start:	p. 556
Page end:	p. 564
Abstract:	This Review covers the latest developments in the treatment options for chronic pancreatitis. Pain is the most frequent and dominant symptom in patients with chronic pancreatitis, which ranges from severe disabling continuous pain to mild pain attacks and pain-free periods. Conventional treatment strategies and recent changes in the treatment of pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis are outlined. The different treatment options for pain consist of medical therapy, endoscopy or surgery. Their related merits and drawbacks are discussed. Finally, novel insights in the field of genetics and microbiota are summarized, and future perspectives are discussed.