Lobularity rather than hyperechoic foci/stranding on endoscopic ultrasonography is associated with more severe histological features in chronic pancreatitis.
Noriko InomataAtsuhiro MasudaKohei YamakawaMamoru TakenakaMasahiro TsujimaeHirochika ToyamaKeitaro SofueArata SakaiTakashi KobayashiTakeshi TanakaYasutaka YamadaShigeto AshinaMasanori GondaShohei AbeShigeto MasudaHisahiro UemuraShinya KohashiKae NagaoYoshiyuki HaradaMika MikiRyota NakanoHideyuki ShiomiMaki KanzawaTomoo ItohTakumi FukumotoYuzo KodamaPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2022)
Endoscopic ultrasonography findings of the pancreatic parenchyma may be associated with the histological conditions in CP, such as pancreatic fibrosis, inflammation, and atrophy. Lobularity reflects more severe histological conditions than does hyperechoic foci/stranding.