A comparison of pancreaticoduodenectomy and duodenum-preserving head resection for the treatment of chronic pancreatitis

For chronic pancreatitis, European prospective trials have concluded that duodenum-preserving head resections (DPHR) are associated with less morbidity and similar pain relief and quality of life (QoL) outcomes compared with pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). However, DPHR procedures are seldom performed...

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Published in:	HPB (Oxford, England) Vol. 11; no. 8; pp. 677 - 683
Main Authors:	McClaine, Rebecca J., Lowy, Andrew M., Matthews, Jeffrey B., Schmulewitz, Nathan, Sussman, Jeffrey J., Ingraham, Angela M., Ahmad, Syed A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Elsevier Ltd 01-12-2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	chronic pancreatitis duodenum-preserving head resection Original pancreaticoduodenectomy pancreaticoduodenectomy duodenum-preserving head resection chronic pancreatitis
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