Open AccessOutcome of Pancreaticoduodenectomy With Pylorus Preservation or With Antrectomy in the Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Ramon E. Jimenez,
Carlos Fernándezdel Castillo,
David W. Rattner,
Yuchiao Chang,
Andrew L. Warshaw
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200003000-00001
Subject(s) - medicine , whipple procedure , pancreaticoduodenectomy , gastroenterology , pancreatitis , gastric emptying , pylorus , ampulla of vater , gastrectomy , surgery , pancreas , stomach , cancer , carcinoma
To compare the short- and long-term results of pancreaticoduodenectomy with pylorus preservation (PPPD) or with antrectomy (Whipple procedure) in the treatment of selected patients with chronic pancreatitis.