Hereditary pancreatitis diagnostic criteria

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Iqra Qamar M.D.[2]

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Diagnostic Criteria

• There are no established criteria for the diagnosis of Hereditary pancreatitis but the diagnosis is usually made on the basis of
  • Clinical findings
  • A typical medical and family history
  • Imaging methods
  • Pancreatic function tests
  • Recognition of autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance