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| Diagnosis and treatment of chronic pancreatitis |
| Quan Liao, Yu-Pei Zhao, Wei-Wei Wu, Bing-Lu Li and Jia-Yi Li |
Beijing, China
From the Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China (Liao Q, Zhao YP, Wu WW, Li BL and Li JY)
Correspondence: Yu-Pei Zhao, MD, Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China (Tel: 86-10-65296021; Fax: 86-10-65124875; Email: zhao8028@263.net) |
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Abstract OBJECTIVE: To summarize our experience in treatment of chronic pancreatitis (CP).
METHODS: Clinical data on 245 patients with CP treated at our hospital from May 1983 to October 2001 were reviewed.
RESULTS: Of the 245 patients, 122 suffered from CP for a year (49.8%) and 191 for 5 years (78.0%). The rate of positive diagnosis of B-ultrasound, CT, ERCP, B2-Ty-Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) for CP was 74.2%, 80.7%, 76.5% and 72.8%, respectively. 169 patients (69.0%) received surgical treatment. After the operation, 98.8% of the 169 patients experienced decreased pain with a complication rate of 1.2%.
CONCLUSION: Early diagnosis and appropriate operative time and management are of vital importance in improving patients’ quality of life and controlling the natural history of the disease.
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2003, Vol. 2 
