title: New modalities for treating chronic pancreatitis.
abstract: Over the last few years, a new method, neither medical nor surgical, has been developed for treating often difficult-to-treat chronic pancreatitis. In the case of obstructive pancreatitis, endoscopy permits both drainage and calculus extraction. Even encrusted concrements and calcifications can be removed from the pancreatic duct with the aid of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy. The first aim is to relieve pain by restoring a free flow of secretion. Perhaps the use of endoscopic treatment in the early stages will break the vicious circle of chronic inflammation and ultimate gland destruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Hamburg, FRG.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grimm
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Soehendra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002137:Calculi / Q000628:therapy; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*