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

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

Asian J Surg. 2017 May;40(3):179-185. doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2015.09.005. Epub 2016 Jan 6.

Authors

Zaynab A R Jawad¹, Charis Kyriakides¹, Madhava Pai¹, Chris Wadsworth², David Westaby², Panagiotis Vlavianos², Long R Jiao³

Affiliations

¹ Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Imperial College NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK.
³ Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26778832
DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2015.09.005

Abstract

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.

Keywords: chronic pancreatitis; endoscopic; meta-analysis; surgery.

Publication types

Meta-Analysis
Review
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Endoscopy
Humans
Pancreatitis, Chronic / surgery*