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ReviewJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2017

The Surgeon's Role in Treating Chronic Pancreatitis and Incidentally Discovered Pancreatic Lesions.

Vikrom K Dhar, Brent T Xia, Syed A Ahmad

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Review in Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Vikrom K DharDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, ML 0558, SRU Room 1466, Cincinnati, OH, 45219, USA.
Brent T XiaDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, ML 0558, SRU Room 1466, Cincinnati, OH, 45219, USA.
Syed A AhmadDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, ML 0558, SRU Room 1466, Cincinnati, OH, 45219, USA. ahmadsy@uc.edu.
Sabin Vaccine Institute · USUniversity of Cincinnati · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic pancreatitis and incidentally discovered pancreatic lesions present significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for surgeons. While both decompressive and resection procedures have been described for treatment of chronic pancreatitis, optimal management must be tailored to each patient's individual disease characteristics, parenchymal morphology, and ductal anatomy. Surgeons should strive to achieve long-lasting pain relief while preserving native pancreatic function. For patients with incidentally discovered pancreatic lesions, differentiating benign, pre-malignant, and malignant lesions is critical as earlier treatment is thought to result in improved survival. The purpose of this evidence-based manuscript is to review the presentation, workup, surgical management, and associated outcomes for patients with chronic pancreatitis or incidentally discovered solid and cystic lesions of the pancreas.

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Decompression, SurgicalIncidental FindingsPancreatectomyPhysician's RoleSurgeonsCholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic RetrogradeCholangiopancreatography, Magnetic ResonanceEndosonographyHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPancreasPancreatic CystPancreatic NeoplasmsPancreatitis, ChronicTomography, X-Ray ComputedChronic pancreatitisPancreas cystic massesPancreas solid massesPancreatic Incidentalomas

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PMID28808857
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