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Mechanisms of pain in chronic pancreatitis
| Increased intraductal pressure |
| Ductal obstruction from strictures/stones |
| Increased intrapancreatic pressure (compartment-like syndrome) |
| Fibrosis causing lack of distensibility |
| Neuropathic |
| Entrapment of nerves |
| Damage of nerves by enzymes |
| Increased nerve tissue |
| Pancreatic ischemia |
| Worsened during increased enzyme secretion |
