Academic Pancreas Centers of Excellence: Guidance from a multidisciplinary chronic pancreatitis working group at PancreasFest
Sheth SG, Conwell DL, Whitcomb DC, Alsante M, Anderson MA, Barkin J, Brand R, Cote GA, Freedman SD, Gelrud A, Gorelick F, Lee LS, Morgan K, Pandol S, Singh VK, Yadav D, Wilcox CM, Hart PA. Academic Pancreas Centers of Excellence: Guidance from a multidisciplinary chronic pancreatitis working group at PancreasFest. Pancreatology 2017, 17: 419-430. PMID: 28268158, PMCID: PMC5525332, DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2017.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pancreatitisPancreas centerManagement of CPDisease-related morbidityProgressive inflammatory diseaseMultidisciplinary managementSurgical treatmentPancreatic functionInflammatory diseasesMedical treatmentGuidance statementsConsensus opinionPancreatitisAcademic physiciansTreatmentWorking GroupLiterature reviewMorbidityGroupEpidemiologyDiseasePhysiciansDiagnosis