Endoscopic Ultrasonography Reveals Occurrence of Chronic Pancreatitis in Patients with Idiopathic Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis

Reuben Thomas Kurien; Deepu David; Kattiparambil Gangadharan Sajith; Anjilivelil Joseph Joseph; Sudipta Dhar Chowdhury; Ebby George Simon; Bharath Kumar Chandrashekaraiah; Bharath Kumar Ayapati; Rajeev SA; Kaushik Chatterjee; Ashok Chacko; Amit Kumar Dutta

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Endoscopic Ultrasonography Reveals Occurrence of Chronic Pancreatitis in Patients with Idiopathic Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis

Reuben Thomas Kurien¹, Deepu David¹, Kattiparambil Gangadharan Sajith¹, Anjilivelil Joseph Joseph¹, Sudipta Dhar Chowdhury¹, Ebby George Simon¹, Bharath Kumar Chandrashekaraiah¹, Bharath Kumar Ayapati¹, Rajeev SA¹, Kaushik Chatterjee¹, Ashok Chacko², Amit Kumar Dutta¹

¹Department of GI Sciences, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore-632004, India

²Institute of Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, The Madras Medical Mission-600037, Chennai , India

Corresponding Author:

Dr. Deepu David

Email: deepudavid@gmail.com

Abstract

Background: Chronic pancreatitis develops in a subgroup of patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis. Detection of chronicity helps prognostication and formulation of management plan. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) may detect early stages of chronic pancreatitis and hence serve as a useful diagnostic tool.

Aim: To assess the frequency of chronic pancreatitis in patients with idiopathic recurrent acute pancreatitis (IRAP) using EUS.

Methods: Patients with diagnosis of IRAP over a ten year period were retrospectively included. The clinical and investigation details were recorded on a structured proforma. Details of findings on EUS were recorded and proportion of patients with chronic pancreatitis was estimated. Presence of calcification and eight other parenchymal/ductal features were assessed during EUS. Presence of calcification or five of the other eight features were required for the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis.

Results: 154 patients with IRAP were included in the study. Their mean age was 31.2 + 12.5years and 77.9% were male. Thirtyeight (24.7%) patients had definitive features of chronic pancreatitis on EUS. Another 54 (35.1%) patients with 3 or 4 criteria present were considered to have intermediate probability of chronic pancreatitis. Calcification was present in 19 patients which was not detected on transabdominal imaging (ultrasound or CT). Twenty-two patients had diabetes mellitus.

Conclusion: EUS detected features of chronic pancreatitis in a quarter of patients with IRAP. Hence EUS may play an important role in management of these patients.