Pancreatic Disorders & Therapy
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ISSN: 2165-7092
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ISSN: 2165-7092
+44 1478 350008
Yoshiaki Kawaguchi
Tokai University School of Medicine,
Isehara
Japan
Research Article
Strategy of Endoscopic Pancreatic Duct Drainage for Recurrent Chronic Pancreatitis
Author(s): Yoshiaki Kawaguchi, Masami Ogawa, Atsuko Maruno, Hiroki Yuhara, Hiroyuki Ito and Tetsuya MineYoshiaki Kawaguchi, Masami Ogawa, Atsuko Maruno, Hiroki Yuhara, Hiroyuki Ito and Tetsuya Mine
Background: Methods of pancreatic duct (PD) drainage for recurrent chronic pancreatitis (CP) include endoscopic drainage combined with ESWL and surgical drainage. Although the endoscopic drainage has become widespread as this method is minimally invasive, there are cases in which stent removal is difficult. We retrospectively examined the current status of endoscopic drainage for recurrent CP at our hospital.
Methods: This study included 66 patients with recurrent CP (57 men and 9 women with a mean age of 59 ± 14 years, including 58 patients with alcoholic CP) who underwent endoscopic drainage between April 2006 and April 2012. Based on the initial images of PD, the patients were classified into the following types to compare their backgrounds and treatment processes: pancreatolithiasis (Stone) type (7 patients), PD stenosis (Stenosis.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7092.S3-002