A Novel Diagnostic Model for Chronic Pancreatitis
To address the challenge of accurately diagnosing chronic pancreatitis (CP), researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have introduced a novel prediction model that combines findings of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with pancreatitis-specific behavioral risk factors.
“We asked, can we come up with a more objective way to diagnose chronic pancreatitis?” says Linda Lee, MD, a gastroenterologist in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy at BWH. “If radiological findings are not obvious for chronic pancreatitis, how do we clinch the diagnosis?”