Is altered central pain processing related to disease stage in chronic pancreatitis patients with pain? An exploratory study.

<h4>Background</h4>The most dominant feature in chronic pancreatitis is intense abdominal pain. Changes in spinal and/or supraspinal central nervous system pain processing due to visceral nociceptive input play an important role in this pain. How altered pain processing is related to dis...

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Main Authors: Stefan A W Bouwense, Søren S Olesen, Asbjørn M Drewes, Jens B Frøkjær, Harry van Goor, Oliver H G Wilder-Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23405154/pdf/?tool=EBI