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Table 2 Definition of complications

From: A proposal for a new clinical classification of chronic pancreatitis

Definition of complications

bile duct obstruction/stenosis with cholestasis or jaundice

▪duodenal obstruction/stenosis with clinical signs

▪vascular obstruction/stenosis with clinical or morphological signs of portal/splenic vein hypertension

▪pancreatic pseudocysts with clinical signs (compression of adjacent organs, infection, bleeding, etc.)

▪pancreatic fistula (internal or external)

▪pancreatogenic ascites

▪other rare complications related to organs in vicinity (i.e., colonic stenosis,

splenic pseudocyst, etc.)