Management of alcohol use disorders in patients with chronic pancreatitis.

Context: The outcome of treatment for patients with chronic pancreatitis may be improved by multidisciplinary management.

Objective: To study patients with chronic pancreatitis, especially regarding alcohol use, within a multi disciplinary program.

Main Outcome Measures: Prospective assessment at baseline and follow-up of alcohol use disorders using DSM-IV criteria, AUDIT score, interview-based quantification of alcohol intake and the biomarker for alcohol use s-CDT in patients referred because of chronic pancreatitis together with retrospective classification with the M-ANNHEIM risk factor analysis and severity scoring for chronic pancreatitis.