Surgical treatment of chronic pancreatitis and choice of procedure / 中华胰腺病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the results of surgical treatment on chronic pancreatitis(CP),and investigate how to choose the appropriate surgical procedure.Methods The clinical data of 54 patients with chronic pancreatitis who underwent surgery at the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University from January 2007 to December 2011 were retrospectively analyzed.Results All the 54 patients underwent surgery,including 8 decompression and drainage procedure (Partington procedure) ; 13 resections (7 cases of pancreaticoduodenectomy,1 case of distal pancreatectomy,4 cases of distal pancreatectomy combined with splenectomy and 1 case of pancreaticoduodenectomy combined with distal pancreatectomy,respectively); 12hybrids (7 cases of Beger procedure and 5 cases of Frey procedure,respectively) and 21 other procedures (15 cases of pancreatic pseudocyst jejunostomy,4 cases of exploratory laparotomy combined with pancreatic tissue biopsy,2 cases of gastrojejunostomy combined with choledochojejunostomy,respectively).There were 4 cases of post-operative pathologic evidence of cancer.Twelve patients had postoperative complications and were cured with non-operative management.Forty-four patients (81.5％) were followed for 2 to 67 months,36 out of 42(85.7％) patients who suffered from abdominal pain had a persistent remission,there were one case of new on-set diabetes and no steatorrhea was reported.Conclusions For CP patients with surgical indications,the choice of procedure should be individualized for the purpose of preserving the endocrine and exocrine functions of pancreas,and taking effectiveness as well as safety into consideration.