Patients with hereditary pancreatitis (HP) bear a high risk of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, but their life expectancy remains unknown. The objective of the study was to assess whether the high risk of cancer decreases survival.
Pôle des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, Service de Gastroentérologie--Pancréatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, Université Denis Diderot-Paris VII, 92118 Clichy, France. vinciane.rebours@bjn.aphp.fr