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Papers: 30 Nov 2019 - 6 Dec 2019


Human Studies


2020 Jan


Pancreatology


20


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A clinically feasible method for the assessment and characterization of pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis.

Authors

Phillips AE, Faghih M, Kuhlmann L, Larsen IM, Drewes A, Singh VK, Yadav D, Olesen SS
Pancreatology. 2020 Jan; 20(1):25-34.
PMID: 31787527.

Abstract

Pain is the primary symptom of chronic pancreatitis (CP), but methods for sensory testing and pain characterization have not previously been validated for clinical use. We present a clinically feasible method for the assessment and characterization of pain mechanisms in patients with CP based on quantitative sensory testing (QST).