Long-term follow-up in small duct chronic pancreatitis: A plea for extended drainage by "V-shaped excision" of the anterior aspect of the pancreas.
Beteiligte Einrichtungen
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A pancreatic duct diameter (PDD) ranging from 4 to 5 mm is regarded as "normal." The "large duct" form of chronic pancreatitis (CP) with a PDD >7 mm is considered a classic indication for drainage procedures. In contrast, in patients with so-called "small duct chronic pancreatitis" (SDP) with a PDD
Bibliografische Daten
| Originalsprache | Deutsch |
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| Aufsatznummer | 6 |
| ISSN | 0003-4932 |
| Status | Veröffentlicht - 2006 |
| pubmed | 17122619 |
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