• Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, P. R. China;
LIAO Quan, Email: lqpumc@126.com
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Objective  To explore changes and challenges on management of chronic pancreatitis. Methods  The updated clinical guidelines and the latest research findings were collected and reviewed. Results  The proposition of a new mechanistic definition and identification of an early stage give us a novel insight into chronic pancreatitis. The intraductal pancreatic calcifications has been regarded as the most reliable ultrasonography and CT features of chronic pancreatitis. In addition, the endoscopic ultrasonography is also of great value. The present surgical strategies are established on the concepts of step-up approach and damage control. The surgery perform better than the endoscopic treatment in the long-term outcome, but the timing course of surgery need to be further investigated. Conclusions  Early diagnosis and treatment plays a critical role in cases of chronic pancreatitis. More patients of chronic pancreatitis should be treated in a multidisciplinary team as future perspectives.

Citation: ZHANG Xiang, LIAO Quan. Update of diagnosis and treatment strategies for chronic pancreatitis. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2017, 24(11): 1414-1418. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.201703033 Copy

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