Long-term results of bilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy in patients with chronic pancreatitis
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Effectiveness of Single-Port Thoracoscopic Splanchnicectomy in Controlling Pain in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis
Introduction: Chronic pancreatitis is defined as a persistent pancreatic inflammatory disease. In chronic pancreatitis, recurrent episodes of inflammation lead to the replacement of pancreatic parenchyma with fibrotic connective tissue. Chronic pancreatitis pain, which may initially mimic acute pancreatitis, is severe, frequent, and continual and has a major impact on the quality of life and so...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Surgery
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0007-1323,1365-2168
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2002.01988.x