Outcomes After Conservative, Endoscopic, and Surgical Treatment of Groove Pancreatitis

Background: Groove pancreatitis (GP) is a focal form of chronic pancreatitis affecting the paraduodenal groove area, for which consensus on diagnosis and management is lacking. Goals: We performed a systematic review of the literature to determine patient characteristics and imaging features of GP and to evaluate clinical outcomes after treatment. Results: Eight studies were included reporting on 335 GP patients with a median age of 47 years...