Mechanisms and natural history of pain in chronic pancreatitis: A surgical perspective

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 689-699

  Sakorafas, George H ^a,b   Tsiotou, Adelais G ^a   Peros, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chronic pancreatitis; Hypertension; Nerves; Pain; Pancreas; Pathogenesis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CELL ACTIVATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; DENERVATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; ONSET AGE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST; REVIEW; STELLATE CELL; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; THEORY;

HUMANS; PAIN; PANCREATITIS, CHRONIC;

EID: 34547691047     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3180301baf     Document Type: Review

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