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Laparoscopic longitudinal pancreatojejunostomy and modified Frey's operation for chronic calcific pancreatitis

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Chronic pancreatitis is a debilitating disease presenting with pain, diabetes and steatorrhoea. Surgery offers better long‐term pain relief than other interventions, but there is still uncertainty about the optimal surgical… Click to show full abstract

Chronic pancreatitis is a debilitating disease presenting with pain, diabetes and steatorrhoea. Surgery offers better long‐term pain relief than other interventions, but there is still uncertainty about the optimal surgical procedure and approach and a lack of long‐term follow‐up data in patients with chronic calcific pancreatitis selected for laparoscopic surgical treatment.

Keywords: pancreatitis; laparoscopic longitudinal; pancreatojejunostomy modified; longitudinal pancreatojejunostomy; calcific pancreatitis; chronic calcific

Journal Title: BJS Open
Year Published: 2019

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