Chronic pancreatitis diagnostic study of choice
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Iqra Qamar M.D.[2]
Overview
- The page name should be "Diagnostic study of choice for [disease name]", with only the first letter of the title capitalized. Note that the page is called "Diagnostic study of choice."
- Goal:
- To describe the most efficient/sensitive/specific test that is utilized for diagnosis of [disease name].
- To describe the gold standard test for the diagnosis of [disease name].
- To describe the diagnostic criteria, which may be based on clinical findings, physical exam signs, pathological findings, lab findings, findings on imaging, or even findings that exclude other diseases.
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Diagnostic Study of Choice
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Gold standard/Study of choice:
- The diagnostic study of choice for chronic pancreatitis is magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) because
- It may help in the detailed assessment of the ductal changes
- It eliminates the need to perform endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Diagnostic results
The following result of [investigation name] is confirmatory of [disease name]:
- Result 1
- Result 2
Sequence of Diagnostic Studies
- The diagnosis is difficult to estab
Diagnostic Criteria
- The diagnosis is difficult to establish as the laboratory results and the imaging may be normal.
Diagnostic findings suggestive of Chronic pancreatitis:
Diagnostic findings suggestive of Chronic pancreatitis include the triad of
- Pancreatic calcifications
- Steatorrhea
- Diabetes mellitus
Diagnostic findings confirmatory for Chronic pancreatitis:
Diagnostic findings confirmatory for Chronic pancreatitis may include
- Pancreatic calcifications seen on abdominal plain films or CT scan
- Beaded appearance of main pancreatic duct seen on pancreatogram
- Abnormal pancreatogram showing ectatic side branches from the main pancreatic duct
- Abnormal pancreatic function tests (Secretin test)