Development and Validation of a Chronic Pancreatitis Prognosis Score in 2 Independent Cohorts

Background & AimsThe clinical course of chronic pancreatitis is unpredictable. There is no model to assess disease severity or progression or predict patient outcomes.MethodsWe performed a prospective study of 91 patients with chronic pancreatitis; data were collected from patients seen at academic centers in Europe from January 2011 through April 2014. We analyzed correlations between clinical, laboratory, and imaging data with number of...