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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Chronic pancreatitis is a long-standing inflammatory disease of the pancreas characterized by irreversible change to pancreatic structure and function related to inflammation and fibrosis. Pancreatitis presents as a complex of pain and poor quality of life[1] and, as it advances, develops symptoms related to exocrine and endocrine insufficiency, manifesting as malabsorption or diabetes.[2]
Treatment
Surgery
Surgery for Chronic Pancreatitis tends to be divided into two areas - resectional and drainage procedures.[3]
References
- ↑ Pezilli et al. Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Disease and Quality of Life. JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2007; 8(1 Suppl.):118-131.
- ↑ Ammann RW. A clinically based classification system for alcoholic chronic pancreatitis: summary of an international workshop on chronic pancreatitis. Pancreas 1997; 14: 215–21.
- ↑ Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) (2004). "Operative treatment for chronic pancreatitis". Retrieved 2007-06-09.