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Surgical Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis

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This chapter covers the surgical management of chronic pancreatitis including indications, perioperative workup, procedure selection, surgical techniques, post-operative care and outcomes.

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  1. Section of HPB Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern, St Louis, MO, USA

    Matthew R. Porembka

  2. Section of HPB Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA

    William G. Hawkins & Steven M. Strasberg

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  1. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Herbert Chen

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Porembka, M.R., Hawkins, W.G., Strasberg, S.M. (2016). Surgical Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis. In: Chen, H. (eds) Illustrative Handbook of General Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24557-7_40

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