RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Natural course of operated pseudocysts in chronic pancreatitis.
JF Gut
JO Gut
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology
SP 1479
OP 1482
DO 10.1136/gut.35.10.1479
VO 35
IS 10
A1 A Löhr-Happe
A1 M Peiper
A1 P G Lankisch
YR 1994
UL http://gut.bmj.com/content/35/10/1479.abstract
AB A longterm review (median follow up 11 years) of the postoperative course of pancreatic pseudocysts was undertaken in 55 patients with chronic pancreatitis. While 96% of the patients were free of pain immediately after the operation this figure fell to 53% subsequently. Alcohol abstinence did not significantly reduce pain. Endocrine pancreatic deterioration (60%) was significantly (p = 0.0059) more frequent than exocrine (38%). Unemployment increased from 2 to 41%; retirement rose from 0 to 33%, mainly as a result of pancreatitis. Twenty one (38%) patients died. Chronic pancreatitis related death rate was 14%. Three patients died of extrapancreatic carcinomas.