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Clinical features of chronic pancreatitis in Korea: a multicenter nationwide study

Ji Kon Ryu1, Jun Kyu Lee, Yong-Tae Kim

  • 1Korean Multicenter Study Group on Chronic Pancreatitis, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yungon-dong, Chongno-gu, Korea.

Digestion
|November 2, 2005
PubMed

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Alcohol is the leading cause of chronic pancreatitis (CP) in Korea, with diabetes and pseudocysts being common complications, particularly in alcoholic cases. Pancreatic cancer also developed in a notable percentage of patients.

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Clinical Medicine
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Limited nationwide clinical data on chronic pancreatitis (CP) in Korea.
  • Need for understanding CP etiology and clinical features in the Korean population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the primary causes and clinical characteristics of chronic pancreatitis (CP) in Korea.
  • Analyze the prevalence of symptoms, complications, and surgical interventions in CP patients.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 814 chronic pancreatitis (CP) cases over four years.
  • Data collected from 13 tertiary hospitals across Korea.
  • Information gathered included etiology, symptoms, complications, and surgical history.

Main Results:

  • Alcohol identified as the predominant cause of CP (64.3%), followed by idiopathic CP (20.8%).
  • Common complications included diabetes (31.6%) and pseudocysts (28.4%), more frequent in alcoholic CP.
  • Pancreatic cancer developed in 3.1% of patients during follow-up.

Conclusions:

  • Alcohol is the primary etiological factor for chronic pancreatitis (CP) in Korea.
  • Diabetes and pseudocysts are significant complications, especially in alcoholic CP.
  • The incidence of pancreatic cancer in CP patients warrants further attention.
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