Surgery for chronic pancreatitis in Finland is rare but seems to produce good long-term results

Figure 4 Surgical chronic pancreatitis patients compared to control population, which included nonsurgical chronic pancreatitis patients from the Finnish chronic pancreatitis cohort from 2014 to 2015 (n = 233). There was more recurrent acute pancreatitis and prior endoscopic procedures in the chronic pancreatitis patients who underwent surgery. Pancreatic insufficiency and diabetes were similar between the groups. CP: Chronic pancreatitis; AP: Acute pancreatitis; PEI: Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency; DM: Diabetes mellitus.