Open AccessA review of current methods in the diagnostics of morphological changes in chronic pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Tamara Alempijević,
Miodrag Krstić,
Ivan Jovanović,
D. S. Popović
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0812675a
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatitis , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , grading (engineering) , radiology , histopathology , magnetic resonance imaging , disease , pathology , civil engineering , engineering
Chronic pancreatitis is a disease with well-defined histopathology, however, the diagnosis is not based on the grading of histological changes, but on the features registered by the methods of morphological and functional diagnostic procedures. The correct diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis is easy in advanced stages, but difficult in early stages of the disease. In this review, we present the current methods used (echosonography, computer tomography, magnetic resonance, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic echosonography) in the diagnostics of chronic pancreatitis.