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Mechanism, assessment and management of pain in chronic pancreatitis: Recommendations of a multidisciplinary study group

Journal

PANCREATOLOGY
Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages 83-94

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ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2015.10.015

Keywords

Chronic pancreatitis; Therapeutic endoscopy; Pancreatic surgery; Chronic pain; Quality of life; Inflammation

Funding

  1. NIDDK [DK09690, DK100242, DK103527, DK098560]
  2. CME programs through the University of Pittsburgh office of Continuing Medical Education
  3. NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE [R01CA177857] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
  4. NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES [UL1TR000005] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
  5. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES [R13DK103527, R21DK098560, R13DK100242, R01DK064213, R13DK096904] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER

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Description: Pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) remains the primary clinical complaint and source of poor quality of life. However, clear guidance on evaluation and treatment is lacking. Methods: Pancreatic Pain working groups reviewed information on pain mechanisms, clinical pain assessment and pain treatment in CP. Levels of evidence were assigned using the Oxford system, and consensus was based on GRADE. A consensus meeting was held during PancreasFest 2012 with substantial post-meeting discussion, debate, and manuscript refinement. Results: Twelve discussion questions and proposed guidance statements were presented. Conference participates concluded: Disease Mechanism: Pain etiology is multifactorial, but data are lacking to effectively link symptoms with pathologic feature and molecular subtypes. Assessment of Pain: Pain should be assessed at each clinical visit, but evidence to support an optimal approach to assessing pain character, frequency and severity is lacking. Management: There was general agreement on the roles for endoscopic and surgical therapies, but less agreement on optimal patient selection for medical, psychological, endoscopic, surgical and other therapies. Conclusions: Progress is occurring in pain biology and treatment options, but pain in patients with CP remains a major problem that is inadequately understood, measured and managed. The growing body of information needs to be translated into more effective clinical care. Copyright (C) 2015, IAP and EPC. Published by Elsevier India, a division of Reed Elsevier India Pvt. Ltd.

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