Endoscopic pancreatic drainage in chronic pancreatitis

摘要: A nasopancreatic drain, pancreatic duct endoprostheses, and stone extraction were used to treat 32 patients with chronic pancreatitis. Thirty treated endoscopically. Endoscopic treatment via the minor papilla in 2 pancreas divisum was not performed. Three had subsequent surgery because of complications; one them died. Seventeen relapsing pancreatitis improved, 15 asymptomatic during a follow-up 69 months (median, 11). Seven 10 pain 6 pain-free 34 In 7 patients, pseudocysts could be drained endoscopically by positioning an endoprosthesis into cyst or performing cystoduodenostomy. Six concomitant placement biliary common bile strictures within head. One died as result complication. We consider endoscopic therapy viable alternative select