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Pancreaticojejunostomy for Chronic Pancreatitis

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Pancreaticojejunostomy is a longitudinal ductal drainage procedure often combined with a subtotal pancreatic head resection used for chronic pancreatitis. This chapter describes the available options for decompression of the pancreatic duct, technique, pitfalls and complications.

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Uzunoglu, F.G., Izbicki, J.R. (2022). Pancreaticojejunostomy for Chronic Pancreatitis. In: Scott-Conner, C.E.H., Kaiser, A.M., Nguyen, N.T., Sarpel, U., Sugg, S.L. (eds) Chassin's Operative Strategy in General Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81415-1_100

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