Surgical Management of Chronic Pancreatitis: A Systemic Review

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Cureus. 2023 Mar 6;15(3):e35806. doi: 10.7759/cureus.35806. eCollection 2023 Mar.

ABSTRACT

Chronic pancreatitis is a debilitating disease. It is caused by the progressive destruction of normal pancreatic parenchyma, which is replaced by fibrous tissue causing pain in addition to pancreatic insufficiency. There is no single mechanism of pain in chronic pancreatitis. Several medical, endoscopic, and surgical treatment strategies are available to control this disease. Surgical techniques are divided into resection, drainage, and hybrid procedures. The review aimed to compare various surgical procedures used in the management of chronic pancreatitis. The ideal operation is the one that effectively and persistently relieves the pain and has the least morbidity with favorable pancreatic reserve. All the randomized control trials from inception to January 2023, which fulfilled the inclusion criteria, were extensively searched on PubMed and a systemic review was conducted comparing the surgical outcomes of the variety of operations used in chronic pancreatitis. Duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection is the common procedure done with favorable outcomes.

PMID:36891174 | PMC:PMC9986717 | DOI:10.7759/cureus.35806

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