Outcome and Trends of Surgery for Chronic Pancreatitis – Experience of Two Decades from a High-volume Centre

Abstract

Introduction: Surgery for chronic pancreatitis (CP) is considered mainly when medical and endoscopic therapy have failed to achieve sufficient pain relief or if there is a suspicion of malignancy. Pancreatic surgery has increasingly become safer and more efficient, however postoperative morbidity remains high in some centers. The present study evaluated the short- and medium-term outcomes of surgical treatment for CP at a high-volume center with an emphasis on comparison between duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection (DPPHR) and pancreatoduodenectomy (PD).