Chronic Pancreatitis Pain Pattern and Severity Are Independent of Abdominal Imaging Findings

Chronic pancreatitis is characterized by inflammation, atrophy, fibrosis with progressive ductal changes, and functional changes that include variable exocrine and endocrine insufficiency and multiple patterns of pain. We investigated whether abdominal imaging features accurately predict patterns of pain.We collected data from participants in the North American Pancreatitis Study 2 Continuation and Validation, a prospective multicenter study of...