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Conservative Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis: A Practical Approach
- Source :
- Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society. 109(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: Chronic pancreatitis is a long-standing, inflammatory condition of the pancreas that leads to the progressive damage and loss of function of pancreatic parenchyma and to the development of possible locoregional and systemic medical complications. Materials and methods: In this review, we tried to summarize the current evidence on non-surgical treatment trying to suggest a practical approach to the management of chronic pancreatitis. Results: Besides the unclear pathophysiological mechanism and a poorly unknown epidemiology, chronic pancreatitis is a complex syndrome that displays different possible challenges for physicians. Despite being traditionally considered as a benign disease, chronic pancreatitis encompasses 10-year mortality rates which are superior to the ones reported for some of the most common cancers. Conclusions: Chronic pancreatitis encompasses the management of multiple and complex medical co-morbidities that needs to be understood and addressed in a multidisciplinary specialist context.
- Subjects :
- Pancreatic parenchyma
medicine.medical_specialty
Comorbidity
Endoscopic management
Conservative Treatment
Gastroenterology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Diabetes mellitus
Internal medicine
Pancreatitis, Chronic
Medicine
Humans
Patient Care Team
business.industry
Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency
Pain management
medicine.disease
Conservative treatment
medicine.anatomical_structure
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Pancreatitis
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Surgery
business
Pancreas
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17997267
- Volume :
- 109
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5b58f01c76ef30a4eabc72fb8cc46014