Comorbid risks of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism in patients with chronic pancreatitis: a nationwide cohort study

ESSENTIALS: Risks of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in chronic pancreatitis (CP) are unclear. We conducted a nationwide cohort study to evaluate the risks of DVT and PE in CP patients. 17 778 patients with CP and 71 106 without CP were followed for 86 740 and 429 116 person-years, respectively. Patients with CP had a 2.95-fold increased rate of DVT and a 4.51-fold increased rate of PE.Studies on the association between...