Современные представления о диагностике и лечении хронического панкреатита (обзор литературы)

The problem of chronic pancreatitis is one of the most urgent in the current clinical practice, due to the steady increase in the incidence, diagnosis complexity, long duration, and frequent relapses and complications. The paper summarizes data on the modern laboratory and instrumental methods of diagnosis and treatment of chronic pancreatitis. The basic form of chronic pancreatitis, the most commonly encountered in clinical practice. The authors detail the main symptoms and clinical syndromes, differential diagnosis and therapeutic tactics in detecting chronic pancreatitis. Morphological changes in the pancreas develops in chronic pancreatitis. The data about the complications of chronic recurrent pancreatitis, and how to correct them.