Pitfalls of distal pancreatectomy for relief of pain in chronic pancreatitis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 142-146

  Rattner, David W ^a,b   Fernandez Del Castillo, Carlos ^a   Warshaw, Andrew L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST; PANCREATITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0030040259     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(99)80089-0     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Bradley EL III. Pancreatic duct pressure in chronic pancreatitis. Am J Surg. 1982;144:313-316.
2. Ebbehoj N, Borly J, Bulow J, et al. Evaluation of pancreatic tissue fluid pressure and pain in chronic pancreatitis: a longitudinal study. Scand J Gastroenterol 1990;25:462-466.
3. Jalleh RP, Aslam M, Williamson RCN. Pancreatic tissue and ductal pressures in chronic pancreatitis. Br J Surg. 1991;78:1235-1237.
4. Greenlee HB, Prinz RA, Aranha GV. Long-term results of side-to-side pancreaticojejunostomy. World J Surg. 1990;14:70-76.
5. Warshaw AL. Conservation of pancreatic tissue by combined gastric, biliary, and pancreatic duct drainage for pain from chronic pancreatitis. Am J Surg. 1985;149:563-569.
6. Bockman DE, Buchler M, Malfertheiner P, Beger HG. Analysis of nerves in chronic pancreatitis. Gastroenterology. 1988;94:1459-1469.
7. Buchler M, Weihe E, Friess H, et al. Changes in peptidergic innervation in chronic pancreatitis. Pancreas. 1992;7:183-192.
8. Fry WJ, Child CG III. Ninety-five percent distal pancreatectomy for chronic pancreatitis. Ann Surg. 1965;162:543-549.
9. Prinz RA. Surgical options in chronic pancreatitis. Ital J Pancreatology. 1993;14:97-105.
10. Keith RG, Sabil FG, Sheppard RH. Treatment of chronic alcoholic pancreatitis by pancreatic resection. Am J Surg. 1989;157:156-160.
11. Sawyer R, Frey CF. Is there still a role for distal pancreatectomy in surgery for chronic pancreatitis? Am J Surg. 1994;168:6-9.
12. Warshaw AL. Conservation of the spleen with distal pancreatectomy. Arch Surg. 1988;123:550-553.
13. Hakain AG, Brougham TA, Vogt DP, Herman RE. Long term results of the surgical management of chronic pancreatitis. Am Surg. 1994;60:306-308.
14. White TT, Slavotinek AH. Results of surgical treatment of chronic pancreatitis: report of 142 cases. Ann Surg. 1979;189:217-224.
15. Brinton MH, Pelligrini CA, Stein SF, Way CW. Surgical treatment of chronic pancreatitis. Am J Surg. 1984;148:754-758.
16. Girdwood AH. Does progressive pancreatic insufficiency limit pain in calcific pancreatitis with duct stricture or continued alcohol input? J Clin Gastroenterol. 1981;3:241-245.
17. Lowenfels AB, Maisonneuve P, The International Pancreatitis Study Group, et al. Pancreatitis and the risk of pancreatic cancer. NEJM. 1993;328:1433-1437.
18. Kohgler H, Lankish PG. Acute pancreatitis and hyperamylasemia in pancreatic carcinoma. Pancreas. 1987;2:117-119
19. Markowitz J, Rattner DW, Warshaw AL. Failure of symptomatic relief after pancreaticojujunal decompression for chronic pancreatitis. Arch Surg. 1994;129:374-380.
20. White TT, Keith RG. Long-term follow up study of 50 patients with pancreaticojejunostomy. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1973;136:353-358.