Clinical and Radiological Outcome of Patients Suffering From Chronic Pancreatitis Associated With Gene Mutations

Objectives: Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), cationic trypsinogen gene (PRSS1), and serine protease inhibitor kazal type 1 (SPINK1) gene mutations have been associated with chronic pancreatitis (CP). The aim of this study was to compare clinical and radiological findings in sporadic CP with (CPgm) and without (CPwt) gene mutations. Methods: Data from patients observed between 2001 and 2006 were collected. All patients...