Current status of the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis by ultrasonographic elastography
Kazunori Nakaoka, Senju Hashimoto, Ryoji Miyahara, Hiroki Kawashima, Eizaburo Ohno, Takuya Ishikawa, Takamichi Kuwahara, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yoshiki Hirooka
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(1):27-36. Published online December 15, 2021
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is pathologically characterized by the loss of exocrine pancreatic parenchyma, irregular fibrosis, cellular infiltration, and ductal abnormalities. Diagnosing CP objectively is difficult because standard diagnostic criteria are insufficient. The change of parenchymal hardne..
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