Surgery remains the best option for the management of pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Zaynab A.R. Jawad; Charis Kyriakides; Madhava Pai; Chris Wadsworth; David Westaby; Panagiotis Vlavianos; Long R. Jiao

doi:10.1016/j.asjsur.2015.09.005

Asian Journal of Surgery (May 2017)

Surgery remains the best option for the management of pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Zaynab A.R. Jawad,
Charis Kyriakides,
Madhava Pai,
Chris Wadsworth,
David Westaby,
Panagiotis Vlavianos,
Long R. Jiao

Affiliations

Zaynab A.R. Jawad: Hepato–Pancreato–Biliary Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK
Charis Kyriakides: Hepato–Pancreato–Biliary Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK
Madhava Pai: Hepato–Pancreato–Biliary Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK
Chris Wadsworth: Department of Gastroenterology, Imperial College NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK
David Westaby: Department of Gastroenterology, Imperial College NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK
Panagiotis Vlavianos: Department of Gastroenterology, Imperial College NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK
Long R. Jiao: Hepato–Pancreato–Biliary Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asjsur.2015.09.005
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 40, no. 3
pp. 179 – 185

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Controversy related to endoscopic or surgical management of pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis remains. Despite improvement in endoscopic treatments, surgery remains the best option for pain management in these patients.

Published in Asian Journal of Surgery

ISSN: 1015-9584 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Hong Kong
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/asian-journal-of-surgery/

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