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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2016; 22(47): 10415-10423
Published online Dec 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i47.10415
Published online Dec 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i47.10415
Role of original and modified Frey's procedures in chronic pancreatitis
Chun-Lu Tan, Hao Zhang, Min Yang, Shao-Jun Li, Xu-Bao Liu, Ke-Zhou Li, Department of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Tan CL, Zhang H and Yang M contributed equally to this work; Tan CL, Zhang H and Li KZ designed the study; Tan CL, Yang M and Li SJ acquired the data; Tan CL, Zhang H and Yang M analyzed and interpreted the data; Tan CL, Zhang H, Yang M and Liu XB drafted the manuscript; Tan CL, Liu XB and Li KZ revised the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Institutional review board.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest exist that are relevant to this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Ke-Zhou Li, PhD, Department of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 37 Guoxuexiang, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. huaxipancreas@163.com
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Received: June 29, 2016
Peer-review started: June 29, 2016
First decision: August 29, 2016
Revised: September 30, 2016
Accepted: October 31, 2016
Article in press: October 31, 2016
Published online: December 21, 2016
Peer-review started: June 29, 2016
First decision: August 29, 2016
Revised: September 30, 2016
Accepted: October 31, 2016
Article in press: October 31, 2016
Published online: December 21, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Surgical treatment is often required for chronic pancreatitis (CP) when conservative therapy cannot control the intractable pain. The Frey’s procedure is frequently applied for CP because of its safety and efficacy. However, there is no uniform standard for the amount of cored pancreatic head tissue. This study compared the original and modified Frey’s procedures with different depths of cored tissue and performance in a single clinical department. The original Frey’s procedure was advantageous in terms of pain relief in a 5-year follow-up.