Surgical treatment of chronic pancreatitis / 中华肝胆外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical manifestations of chronic pancreatitis(CP)and choice of the surgical therapy. Methods The clinicopathological and follpw-up data in 91 cases surgically treated in our hospital from January 1980 to January 2006 were retrospectively analyzed.Resuits The causes for CP were biliogenic one in 34 patients(37.4%),alcohol in 14(15.3%),iniury in 8(8.8%),acute pancreatitis in 14(15.3%)and idiopathic one in 20(22%).RelaPsing upper abdominal pain was the major symptom of CP.There were only two patients that were up with endoscopic sphincterotomy(EST)and the others were operated on.The operative morbiditv was 6.6%(n=6),and mortality 1.1%(n=1).Mean hospital stay was 17.7d.For the 9l patients with preoperative pain,the pain was relieved in 88.Conclusion The best operative procedure should be chosen for treatment of CP according to causes,clinical findings,imaging records and pathological examination.