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Article types | Original article |
Language | English |
Refereed paper | Refereed |
Title | Short- and long-term outcomes of the Frey procedure for chronic pancreatitis: a single-center experience and summary of outcomes in Japan |
Journal | Formal name:Surgery today Abbreviation:Surg Today ISSN code:1436-2813(Electronic)0941-1291(Linking) |
Domestic / Foregin | Foregin |
Volume, Number, Page | 48(1),pp.58-65 |
Papers・Author | Suzumura Kazuhiro, Hatano Etsuro, Okada Toshihiro, Asano Yasukane, Uyama Naoki, Nakamura Ikuo, Hai Seikan, Fujimoto Jiro |
Publication date | 2018/01 |
Papers・Description | PURPOSE:To evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of the Frey procedure for chronic pancreatitis (CP).METHODS:The subjects of this study were 12 patients who underwent the Frey procedure for CP between January, 2000 and December, 2016. We assessed pain relief, weight gain, and exocrine/endocrine insufficiency during follow-up.RESULTS:The study population comprised 11 men and 1 woman (91.7% vs. 8.3%; mean age, 50.3 ± 6.8 years; range 39-61 years). Pancreatitis was caused by alcohol in 9 (75%) patients and was idiopathic in 3 (25%) patients. The mean follow-up period was 82.5 ± 46.5 months (range 16.9-152.1 months). There was no operative mortality, but three patients (25%) suffered postoperative morbidity. All patients were pain-free at the time of discharge. There was no case of new-onset diabetes mellitus after surgery, although one patient (8.3%) suffered exocrine insufficiency. The body weight and body mass index of all patients improved during follow-up. Only one patient continued to suffer pain in the long term.CONCLUSION:The findings of this long-term follow-up of patients who underwent the Frey procedure suggest that it offers effective pain relief and is a safe technique for the management of CP. |
DOI | 10.1007/s00595-017-1548-0 |
PMID | 28597350 |