Clinical features of chronic pancreatitis in Korea: A multicenter nationwide study
- Authors
- Ji K.R.; Jun K.L.; Kim Y.-T.; Dong K.L.; Dong W.S.; Kyu T.L.; Ho G.K.; Jae S.K.; Hong S.L.; Tae N.K.; Myung H.R.; Jong H.M.; Lee J.; Choi H.-S.; Woo J.L.; Byung M.Y.; Yong B.Y.
- Issue Date
- 2005
- Publisher
- KARGER
- Keywords
- Chronic pancreatitis; Chronic pancreatitis, etiology; Chronic pancreatitis, korean multicenter study; Pancreatic cancer
- Citation
- Digestion, v.72, no.4, pp 207 - 211
- Pages
- 5
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- Digestion
- Volume
- 72
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 207
- End Page
- 211
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/20140
- DOI
- 10.1159/000089414
- ISSN
- 0012-2823
1421-9867
- Abstract
- Background/Aims: No reliable nationwide clinical data about chronic pancreatitis (CP) was available in Korea. The etiology and clinical features of CP were investigated using a multicenter nationwide study. Methods: 814 cases of CP were enrolled retrospectively over the past 4 years at 13 hospitals. The following data were obtained from all patients: etiology, symptoms, complications, and surgery. Result: Alcohol (64.3%) was the major cause of CP and idiopathic CP (20.8%) was the second most common form. Mean patient age was 50.6 years and the male:female ratio was 6:1 (24:1 for alcoholic CP vs. 2:1 in idiopathic CP, p < 0.001). Diabetes (31.6%), pseudocysts (28.4%), biliary stricture (13.9%), and pancreatic ascites (6.6%) were the main complications. Of these, diabetes (35 vs. 26%) and pseudocyst (33.7 vs. 21.9%) were more frequent in alcoholic than in idiopathic CP. Pancreatic cancer developed in 25 patients (3.1%) during follow-up and their mean age was 59.1 years. Conclusions: In Korea, alcohol is the most common etiology of CP. Moreover, diabetes and pseudocysts are frequent complications, especially in alcoholic CP, and pancreatic cancer development is not infrequent. Copyright © 2005 S. Karger AG.
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