Chronic pancreatitis: An international draft consensus proposal for a new mechanistic definition

A definition of chronic pancreatitis (CP) is needed for diagnosis and distinguishing CP from other disorders. Previous definitions focused on morphology. Advances in epidemiology, genetics, molecular biology, modeling and other disciplines provide new insights into pathogenesis of CP, and allow CP to be better defined. Expert physician-scientists from the United States, India, Europe and Japan reviewed medical and scientific literature and...