Open AccessSpanish multicenter study to estimate the incidence of chronic pancreatitis
Author(s) -
J.E. Domínguez Muñoz,
Alfredo José Lucendo Villarín,
Lourdes Sanz Álvarez,
José María Tenías,
J. Iglesias García
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2016.4056/2015
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatitis , incidence (geometry) , endoscopic ultrasound , population , acute pancreatitis , observational study , pancreatic pseudocyst , gastroenterology , surgery , environmental health , physics , optics
To estimate the incidence of chronic pancreatitis in Spain as diagnosed with endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and to assess the risk factors and complications detected.