Does an association exist between chronic pancreatitis and liver cirrhosis in alcoholic subjects?

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2008; 14(40): 6171-6179
Published online Oct 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6171

Table 3 Clinical manifestations, functional parameters and imaging characteristics of CP in patients with ACP, ALC or ASA

	ACP (n = 53)	ALC (n = 57)	ASA (n = 30)	P
Pancreatic pain	85%	0%	0%	< 0.001
IDDM	68%	5.3%	0%	< 0.001
NIDDM	5.7%	19.3%	10%	CP vs LC, P = 0.03; CP vs ASA, LC vs ASA, NS
Diarrhoea/steatorrhoea	54.7%	0%	0%	< 0.001
Calcifications	77.4%	0%	0%	< 0.001
Dilatation of pancreatic duct	67.9%	0%	0%	< 0.001
Pancreatic pseudocysts	58.5%	0%	0%	< 0.001

NS: Not significant.

Citation: Aparisi L, Sabater L, Del-Olmo J, Sastre J, Serra MA, Campello R, Bautista D, Wassel A, Rodrigo JM. Does an association exist between chronic pancreatitis and liver cirrhosis in alcoholic subjects? World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(40): 6171-6179
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i40/6171.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.6171