Table 4.
Individual imaging findings by temporal nature and severity of pain in chronic pancreatitis patients in the NAPS2-CV study
| Variable | All Patients (518) |
Temporal | Severity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No pain (81) |
Intermittent (165) |
Constant (272) |
p- value |
No pain (81) |
Mild (91) |
Severe (346) |
p- value |
||
| Calcification | 276 (53.3) | 49 (60.5) | 95 (57.6) | 132 (48.5) | 0.07 | 49 (60.5) | 49 (53.9) | 178 (51.5) | 0.34 |
| Calcification* | 286 (55.2) | 51 (63) | 100 (60.6) | 135 (49.6) | 0.0256 | 51 (63) | 53 (58.2) | 182 (52.6) | 0.20 |
| Atrophy | 281 (54.3) | 50 (61.7) | 85 (51.5) | 146 (53.7) | 0.31 | 50 (61.7) | 53 (58.2) | 178 (51.5) | 0.17 |
| Atrophy* | 297 (57.3) | 53 (65.4) | 88 (53.3) | 156 (57.4) | 0.20 | 53 (65.4) | 56 (61.5) | 188 (54.3) | 0.13 |
| PD Dilatation | 317 (61.2) | 50 (61.7) | 108 (65.5) | 159 (58.5) | 0.34 | 50 (61.7) | 58 (63.7) | 209 (60.4) | 0.84 |
| PD Dilatation* | 350 (67.6) | 52 (64.2) | 119 (72.1) | 179 (65.8) | 0.31 | 52 (64.2) | 64 (70.3) | 234 (67.6) | 0.69 |
| PD Stricture/Obstruction | 103 (19.9) | 10 (12.4) | 42 (25.5) | 51 (18.8) | 0.0424 | 10 (12.4) | 18 (19.8) | 75 (21.7) | 0.17 |
| PD Stricture/Obstruction* | 142 (27.4) | 17 (21) | 52 (31.5) | 73 (26.8) | 0.21 | 17 (21) | 25 (27.5) | 100 (28.9) | 0.36 |
| Pseudocyst | 137 (26.5) | 16 (19.8) | 42 (25.5) | 79 (29) | 0.24 | 16 (19.8) | 29 (31.9) | 92 (26.6) | 0.20 |
| Pseudocyst* | 167 (32.2) | 19 (23.5) | 52 (31.5) | 96 (35.3) | 0.13 | 19 (23.5) | 33 (36.3) | 115 (33.2) | 0.16 |
| PD Irregularity | 266 (51.4) | 34 (42) | 95 (57.6) | 137 (50.4) | 0.06 | 34 (42) | 52 (57.1) | 180 (52) | 0.13 |
| Inflammation | 176 (34) | 23 (28.4) | 56 (33.9) | 97 (35.7) | 0.48 | 23 (28.4) | 23 (25.3) | 130 (37.6) | 0.0453 |
| Pancreatic Mass | 30 (5.8) | 6 (7.4) | 12 (7.3) | 12 (4.4) | 0.37 | 6 (7.4) | 4 (4.4) | 20 (5.8) | 0.70 |
| Abnormal Side Branches | 213 (41.1) | 27 (33.3) | 71 (43) | 115 (42.3) | 0.30 | 27 (33.3) | 46 (50.6) | 140 (40.5) | 0.0661 |
| CBD Stricture | 61 (11.8) | 9 (11.1) | 29 (17.6) | 23 (8.5) | 0.02 | 9 (11.1) | 13 (14.3) | 39 (11.3) | 0.72 |
| CBD Dilatation | 92 (17.8) | 16 (19.8) | 37 (22.4) | 39 (14.3) | 0.09 | 16 (19.8) | 21 (23.1) | 55 (15.9) | 0.25 |
| Changes suggestive of Cirrhosis and/or Portal Hypertension | 64 (12.4) | 7 (8.6) | 20 (12.1) | 37 (13.6) | 0.49 | 7 (8.6) | 11 (12.1) | 46 (13.3) | 0.52 |
Findings are those reported on the most recent imaging studies, except for those marked with an (*) which reflects findings reported on imaging studies performed anytime