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Meta-Analysis
. 2017 May;40(3):179-185.
doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2015.09.005. Epub 2016 Jan 6.

Surgery remains the best option for the management of pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Zaynab A R Jawad  1 , Charis Kyriakides  1 , Madhava Pai  1 , Chris Wadsworth  2 , David Westaby  2 , Panagiotis Vlavianos  2 , Long R Jiao  3
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Meta-Analysis

Surgery remains the best option for the management of pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Zaynab A R Jawad et al. Asian J Surg. 2017 May.
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Abstract

Controversy related to endoscopic or surgical management of pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis remains. Despite improvement in endoscopic treatments, surgery remains the best option for pain management in these patients.

Keywords: chronic pancreatitis; endoscopic; meta-analysis; surgery.

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