Abstract
As our knowledge of the pathogenesis of pancreatitis-associated pain has matured and as experience with formal operative pancreatectomies has grown, the emphasis on operative treatment of patients with symptomatic chronic pancreatitis has switched from distal-based resections (60%→80%→95% pancreatectomies) to proximal based resections (pancreatoduodenectomy) and more recently to non-anatomic, duodenumpreserving subtotal resections. The following sections will address proximal and distal resections, respectively.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Atlas of Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery |
Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Pages | 849-884 |
Number of pages | 36 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783540200048 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine