Fibrosis, Atrophy, and Ductal Pathology in Chronic Pancreatitis Are Associated With Pancreatic Function but Independent of Symptoms

Objectives More knowledge into the pathophysiology underlying pain and other complications in chronic pancreatitis (CP) is needed. The aim was to associate advanced imaging information of the pancreas with etiology and clinical and laboratory parameters of CP. Methods Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography including diffusion-weighted imaging was obtained in 23 patients with painful CP and 17 controls. Apparent diffusion coefficients,...