Journal of Hepatology and Gastrointestinal disorders
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• Case Report   
  WIRSUNGECTOMY? FOR CHRONIC PANCREATITIS
  Author(s): Lurii Mikheiev*
  
  Purpose: To evaluate a novel modification of the classic Partington-Rochelle procedure via comparing functional results between conventional surgery group and “wirsungectomy” group.Methods: A retrospective analysis of the case histories of patients with CP and an enlarged (≥4 mm) main pancreatic duct was carried out for the period from 2003 to 2009, which underwent surgical treatment of CP. The SF-36 and EORTC (QLQ) C30 questionnaires were used for assessment, visual analogue scale of pain. First group:wirsungectomy with lateral pancreatojejunostomy (PEA + WE) was performed - 5 patients; Second group: only lateral pancreatojejunostomy (PEA) was performed - 20 patients.Cross-tabulation analyses were performed to compare PEA and PEA + WE group as well as those groups in differenttimepoints using two-sided Student t-test. The significance level was set to p < 0.05.Resul.. View More»
  

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