The Endoscopic Management of Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis

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...

[Celiac block in paediatric patients using endoscopic ultrasound for management of severe pain due to chronic pancreatitis. Review of the technique in 2 cases].

BACKGROUND Pancreatic diseases such as cancer, idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis, and chronic pancreatitis, can cause pain that is difficult to control. Pain is one of the most debilitating symptoms and demands increasing doses of analgesics and narcotics, as well as the number of hospital admissions, with a direct implication in the costs of medical treatments. OBJECTIVE To describe the expe...

Endoscopic management of chronic pancreatitis with a fully covered self-expanding metal stent and laser lithotripsy.

The patient was a 58-year-old man with a long-standing history of alcohol abuse and chronic pancreatitis leading to multiple hospitalizations. He continued to have pain despite conservative management, pain control, and alcohol cessation. His chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic duct (PD) stones resulted in a tight PD stricture at the head of the pancreas. Multiple prior attempts at conventional...

Chronic pancreatitis: early diagnosis and endoscopic management of pain.

پانکراتیت مزمن ایدیوپاتیک و درمان جراحی آن: معرفی سه بیمار

Background: Chronic pancreatitis is a progressive fibrosis of the pancreas that leads to loss of endocrine and exocrine function of pancreas. The most common symptom is intractable pain. Which adversely effects quality of life, remains the most common indication for surgery in patients with chronic pancreatitis. Case report: Three patients underwent operations for chronic pancreatitis at the ...