title: [Clinical evolution of chronic pancreatitis and quality of life].
abstract: Nowadays the availability of reliable, efficacious methods of assessing the outcome of chronic pancreatitis is mandatory, especially in view of the several new procedures developed to relieve the symptoms of the disease. Together with the traditional evaluation of postoperative morbidity and mortality and the assessment of exo/endocrine function in patient follow-up, we currently consider the patient's perception of his or her health status as a priority. This information is obtained by administering quality of life questionnaires along with reliable physical and psychometric evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Gastroenterologiche Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Talamini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Butturini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bassi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Falconi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carrara
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Casetti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pederzoli
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Evoluzione clinica della pancreatite cronica e qualità della vita.