Table 6 Indication and type of operation of patients with chronic pancreatitis who were operated at the Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg
From: A proposal for a new clinical classification of chronic pancreatitis
N = 191 | N | [%] |
Indication for operation | ||
pain | 110 | 57.5 |
stenosis of Choledochus | 22 | 11.5 |
inflam. Tumor | 54 | 28.3 |
pseudocyst | 26 | 13.6 |
duodenal Stenosis | 5 | 2.6 |
rez. Pankreatitis | 26 | 13.6 |
stenosis of pancreatic duct | 23 | 12.0 |
other complications | 15 | 7.9 |
Type of operation | ||
duodenum preserving pancreatic head resection | 86 | 45.0 |
classical Whipple | 12 | 6.3 |
pp-Whipple | 47 | 24.6 |
segmental resection | 11 | 5.8 |
pancreatic left resection | 11 | 5.8 |
pancreatico-jejunostomy | 10 | 5.2 |
bili-digestive anastomosis | 4 | 2.1 |
other | 10 | 5.2 |