Usefulness of endoscopic ultrasonography in the diagnosis and staging of chronic pancreatitis – comparison with other morphological (conventional ultrasonography and CT) and funct…

Aim: Recognizing chronic pancreatitis can often be difficult, and a delayed diagnosis can allow the onset of diabetes, severe pain, and pseudocyst formation. Endoscopic ultrasonography may detect early stages of change in tissue occurring as a result of fibrosis of the pancreatic parenchyma. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the usefulness of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) in the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis (CP), compared to CT findings and pancreatic function tests. Patients and method: Out of 81 patients (76 males, 5 females) with chronic pancreatitis (CP) admitted in the department of…