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lüll Review article: Surgical management of chronic pancreatitis van der Gaag NA; Gouma DJ; van Gulik TM; Busch OR; Boermeester MAAliment Pharmacol Ther 2007[Dec]; 26 Suppl 2 (ä): 221-32BACKGROUND: The therapeutic approach to patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) is complicated by the fact that patients are presented to the physician at different stages of disease and in the presence of varying clinical symptoms. Generally, an expectant approach is justified for patients with asymptomatic CP. At present, patients with symptoms related to gland destruction are initially treated by endoscopic means, while surgical treatment of CP is usually reserved for intractable abdominal pain, suspicion of cancer, and complications such as persistent pseudocysts. AIM: To review the studies currently available evaluating surgical and/or endoscopic management of CP. RESULTS: Improvements in imaging techniques, as well as a better understanding of the pathophysiology of CP and mechanisms causing pain, have led to a more conscious selection of patients for surgery. Type of surgery depends on whether the pancreatic duct is dilated, presence of an inflammatory mass and occurrence of complications (pseudocysts, gastric outlet obstruction). Eventually, after initial endoscopic treatment, a substantial number of patients still need surgery for persistent complaints. CONCLUSIONS: For patients with symptomatic CP, a multidisciplinary approach is indicated with low threshold to surgical intervention, since long-term pain relief is accomplished more often after surgical treatment than after endoscopic treatment.|Abdominal Pain/etiology/surgery[MESH]|Cholestasis/etiology/surgery[MESH]|Endoscopy, Digestive System/*methods[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Pancreatic Pseudocyst/etiology/surgery[MESH]|Pancreatitis, Chronic/etiology/*surgery[MESH] |