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Endoscopic versus Surgical Drainage of the Pancreatic Duct in Chronic Pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Djuna L. Cahen,
Dirk J. Gouma,
Yung Nio,
Erik A. Rauws,
Marja A. Boermeester,
Olivier R. Busch,
Jaap Stoker,
Johan S. Laméris,
Marcel G.W. Dijkgraaf,
K. Huibregtse,
Marco J. Bruno
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa060610
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatitis , pancreatic duct , decompression , biliary drainage , drainage , duct (anatomy) , bile duct , randomized controlled trial , general surgery , surgery , gastroenterology , ecology , biology
For patients with chronic pancreatitis and a dilated pancreatic duct, ductal decompression is recommended. We conducted a randomized trial to compare endoscopic and surgical drainage of the pancreatic duct.

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