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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2014; 6(7): 129-135
Published online Jul 27, 2014. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v6.i7.129
Published online Jul 27, 2014. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v6.i7.129
Chronic pancreatitis: A surgical disease? Role of the Frey procedure
Alexandra Roch, Jérome Teyssedou, Didier Mutter, Jacques Marescaux, Patrick Pessaux, Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strabourg, France
Alexandra Roch, Jérome Teyssedou, Didier Mutter, Jacques Marescaux, Patrick Pessaux, Institut de recherche en cancérologie de l’appareil digestif (IRCAD), 67000 Strasbourg, France
Alexandra Roch, Jérome Teyssedou, Didier Mutter, Jacques Marescaux, Patrick Pessaux, IHU-Strasbourg, Minimally-Invasive Image-Guided Surgical Institute, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strabourg, France
Author contributions: All the authors contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: Patrick Pessaux, MD, PhD, Professor, Head of the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, University of Strasbourg, 1 place de l’hopital, 67000 Strasbourg, France. patrick.pessaux@chru-strasbourg.fr
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Received: March 21, 2014
Revised: April 26, 2014
Accepted: July 12, 2014
Published online: July 27, 2014
Processing time: 126 Days and 13.8 Hours
Revised: April 26, 2014
Accepted: July 12, 2014
Published online: July 27, 2014
Processing time: 126 Days and 13.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The management and the treatment of chronic pancreatitis are challenging. Many surgical procedures were described with 2 different types of concepts: resection vs drainage. The Frey procedure is an association of these 2 concepts. This manuscript contains the most recent data about the technique, the short and long-term outcomes of this technique. In addition, there is a review of the literature of series comparing this technique with the other surgical procedures.