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Article: Bilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy most effective surgery for pancreatitis.
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- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- January 19, 2004
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2004 JAN 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy currently has the least morbidity and the most favorable results for surgical compression for chronic pancreatitis.
"Surgical decompressive procedures for ''large-duct'' chronic pancreatitis have been notably successful in relieving pain," scientists in the United States report.
"However, management of patients with intractable pain from ''small-duct'' chronic pancreatitis has been difficult, often resulting in narcotic addiction and/or malnutrition from major pancreatic resection. In view of the disappointing results from extensive pancreatic resections in these cases, ...