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Lateral Pancreaticojejunostomy for Pain Relief in Chronic Pancreatitis: Analysis of Effectiveness in 19 Patients
Abstract
ABSTRACT: To assess the relief of pain provided by a side-to-side lateral pancreaticojejunostomy (LPJ), we analyzed 19 patients with chronic pancreatitis operated on from 1973 to 1983. Fourteen patients were chronic alcoholics; abdominal pain was the indication for the operation in most patients; one patient died postoperatively. The pain was relieved in all 18 survivors, from 12 to 72 months in 15; in three the pain has recurred, suggesting that LPJ is effective in ablating the pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis, provided the pancreatic duct measures more than 6 mm in diameter, the length of the LPJ is at least 6 cm, and patients abstain from alcohol ingestion. CT adequately assesses pancreatic duct dilatation. One fourth of the patients also required choledochoduodenostomy to relieve biliary obstruction caused by the chronic pancreatitis.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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