Pancreatitis crónica: una experiencia nacional reciente de su manejo quirúrgico / Surgical management of chronic pancreatitis: a national experience
Rev. méd. Chile
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125(8): 911-6, ago. 1997. ilus, tab
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
The charts of 17 patients (12 male), aged 7 to 65 years old, with chronic pancreatitis that were operated in three different Chilean regions, were reviewed. Results:
Seven patients had previous endoscopic therapeutic procedures (papillotomy in 4 and stent placint in 3). Seven patients had been subjected to previous biliary surgical procedures. Indications for surgery were severe pain in 14 patients, the suspicion of a pancreatic carcinoma in 4 patients, an infected pseudocyst in one and massive bleeding of multiple pseudo-aneurysms in a pseudocysts in one patient. Twelve patients were subjected to decompressions and 5 to pancreatic resections. There was no operative mortality and one transient pancreatic fistula. After an average follow up of 22 months, pain improved in 94 percent of cases, pancreatic cancer was diagnosed in one patient and 79 percent of subjects gained weight. One patient became insulin dependent, one increased his insulin requirements and one bad transient steatorrhea, since she could not afford pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy.Conclusions:
The multidisciplinary approach of patients with chornic pancreatitis, with selective use of surgery, may greatly improve their quelity of life
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Main subject:
Pancreatectomy
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Pancreatitis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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