Long-term follow-up after organ-preserving pancreatic head resection for chronic pancreatitis in 150 patients

Introduction: In chronic pancreatitis (CP), enlargement of the pancreatic head develops as a result of inflammatory alterations. An organ-preserving pancreatic head resection (OPPHR) technique has been developed, and this report is concerned with the results attained with this operation in an 8-year period. Patients and methods: In 150 patients, this OPPHR was performed. The preoperative morbidity comprised frequent abdominal pain, a weight loss in all patients, jaundice in 12 patients, and latent and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in 20 and 26 patients, respectively. The surgical procedure consists…