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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2015; 21(1): 47-59
Published online Jan 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.47
Table 2 Schematic for systematic mechanism-orientated approach to chronic pancreatitis pain
QuestionsIssueQSTTherapy
Nociceptive source?Site/agressivenessLocal hyperalgesiaTreat or deafferent
Nociceptive transmission?Nerve damageTerritorial thermal hyperalgesiaTreat (cave CS!)
Central pain processing?Central sensitisationSpreading hyperalgesiaAntihyperalgesia (ketamine, gabapentinoids)
Pronociceptive modulationSensitisation to CPM paradigmActivate DI (TCA, NRI)
Autonomy of central pain processing?AutonomyNo changes in thresholds after therapyTraget altered central processing