ArticleSurgery today2009
How much of the pancreatic head should we resect in Frey's procedure?
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Short and long-term post-operative outcomes of duodenum preserving pancreatic head resection for chronic pancreatitis affecting the head of pancreas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association · 2016Pooled it
- Frey procedure for chronic pancreatitis improves bile duct stricture.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Pancreaticojejunostomy Reconstruction Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Patients With Concomitant Chronic Pancreatitis: How I Do It.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2026Article
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- Changing trends in the minimally invasive surgery for chronic pancreatitis.World journal of gastroenterology · 2023Review
- Bile duct preserving pancreatic head resection (BDPPHR): Can we conclusively define the extent of head resection in surgery for chronic pancreatitis?Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2020Article
- Laparoscopic longitudinal pancreatojejunostomy and modified Frey's operation for chronic calcific pancreatitis.BJS open · 2019Observational
- Combination of longitudinal pancreaticojejunostomy with coring-out of the pancreatic head (Frey procedure) and distal pancreatectomy for chronic pancreatitis.Surgery today · 2019Article
- Frey's procedure for chronic pancreatitis improves the nutritional status of these patients.Surgery today · 2018Article
- Role of original and modified Frey's procedures in chronic pancreatitis.World journal of gastroenterology · 2016Article
- Single center experience in selecting the laparoscopic Frey procedure for chronic pancreatitis.World journal of gastroenterology · 2015Article
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Abstract
purposeFrey's procedure for chronic pancreatitis (CP) has been minimized gradually in our institution in recent years. We compared the functional outcome of minimized Frey's procedure with that of modified Frey's procedure to establish how deeply and widely we should cut into the head of the pancreas.
methodsBetween January 1992 and December 2006, we performed Frey's procedure on 57 patients; as modi-fied Frey's procedure from 1992 to 2001, then as minimized Frey's procedure from 2002 to 2006. The patients' pre- and postoperative pain scores (PS), rates of readmission, body mass indexes (BMI), plasma glucose levels (PG), hemoglobin A1c, daily insulin use (DIU), and pancreatic function diagnostant were systematically reviewed and compared between the two groups.
resultsFrey's procedure resulted in a significant decrease in PS (P < 0.001) and a significant increase in BMI (P = 0.01). There were no significant differences in the pre- and postoperative PG or DIU. The outcome of the late group was similar to that of the early group in terms of pain relief and preservation of endocrine function. There was no early postoperative mortality.
conclusionsThese findings suggest that minimum Frey's procedure is sufficient for resolving intractable pain and improving nutritional status in most patients with CP.
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