ArticleSurgery today2018
Frey's procedure for chronic pancreatitis improves the nutritional status of these patients.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Malnutrition in Chronic Pancreatitis: Causes, Assessment Methods, and Therapeutic Management.Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology · 2020Pooled 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
- Outcomes of surgical treatment in chronic pancreatitis - a single centre study.Przeglad gastroenterologiczny · 2026Article
- Triple Bypass for Chronic Pancreatitis With Biliary and Duodenal Stenosis: A Report of Two Cases.Cureus · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Pancreatojejunostomy for Pancreaticodigestive Reconstruction in the Resection of Pancreatic Head Malignancy with Chronic Pancreatitis: A Case Report.Surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Combination of longitudinal pancreaticojejunostomy with coring-out of the pancreatic head (Frey procedure) and distal pancreatectomy for chronic pancreatitis.Surgery today · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of surgical intervention for chronic pancreatitis (CP) is to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life. However, the precise effect of surgery on the nutritional status of CP patients, which is often impaired by exocrine and endocrine pancreatic dysfunction, has not been elucidated. We conducted this study to evaluate whether Frey's procedure improves the nutritional status of CP patients.
methodsThe nutritional status of 35 patients who underwent Frey's procedure for CP at our institute between April 2005 and December 2014, was assessed by the controlling nutritional status (CONUT) scoring before and 1 year after the surgery, and compared with that of seven CP patients who underwent pancreatoduodenectomy. The occurrence of postoperative hepatic steatosis was also monitored.
resultsThe nutritional status improved after Frey's procedure, but not after pancreatoduodenectomy. The median postoperative CONUT score after Frey's procedure was significantly lower than the preoperative score (1.0 ± 0.5 vs. 4.0 ± 2.5; p < 0.001).
conclusionFrey's procedure is superior to pancreatoduodenectomy for improving the nutritional status of CP patients.
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