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World J Radiol. Mar 28, 2024; 16(3): 40-48
Published online Mar 28, 2024. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v16.i3.40
Chronic pancreatitis: Pain and computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging findings
Yue Feng, Ling-Ji Song, Bo Xiao
Yue Feng, Ling-Ji Song, Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China
Bo Xiao, Department of Radiology, Bishan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Bishan Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 402760, China
Author contributions: Feng Y, Song LJ and Xiao B designed the research study; Feng Y, Song LJ and Xiao B analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Bo Xiao, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Director, Doctor, Teacher, Department of Radiology, Bishan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Bishan Hospital of Chongqing, No. 9 Shuangxing Da Road, Chongqing 402760, China. xiaoboimaging@163.com
Received: December 27, 2023
Peer-review started: December 27, 2023
First decision: January 5, 2024
Revised: January 19, 2024
Accepted: February 26, 2024
Article in press: February 26, 2024
Published online: March 28, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a fibroinflammatory syndrome. On the one hand, pain is the most common clinical manifestation of CP. On the other hand, computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most commonly used imaging examination for CP, and the American College of Gastroenterology clinical guidelines recommend CT or MRI as the first-line examination for the diagnosis of CP. However, there is no review on whether there is a correlation between pain and CT/MRI. For this reason, this article focuses on summarizing the relationship between the pain patterns or types of the CP and the corresponding CT/MRI imaging findings, which is conducive to the integration of relevant and scattered contents, and is conducive to building a cross-bridge between clinical manifestations and imaging findings of CP patient. At the same time, it will promote academic exchanges between different medical centers as well as scientific research and teaching.