Comparison of Local Resection of the Head of the Pancreas Combined with Longitudinal Pancreaticojejunostomy (Frey Procedure) and Duodenum-Preserving Resection of the Pancreatic Head (Beger Procedure)

The etiology of pain in chronic pancreatitis may be ductal hypertension, increased parenchymal pressure, or neural damage. It is difficult to assess the severity of pain in this patient population, a problem made more challenging by the frequency of narcotic dependency. Therapeutic interventions developed to relieve the pain of chronic pancreatitis include denervation of the pancreas, decompression of the main duct of the pancreas, resection of...