title: "Idiopathic" duodenal obstruction due to chronic pancreatitis.
abstract: Three cases of idiopathic duodenal obstruction due to chronic pancreatitis are described. Each received a different surgical treatment. One had a pancreatoduodenectomy because of the difficulty in distinguishing the benign mass from a malignant tumor, one had a cholecystectomy with conservative treatment and the third had a subtotal gastrectomy with a Billroth II anastomosis. All patients were free of symptoms from 1 to 4 years postoperatively. It is very important to establish the correct diagnosis before or during operation in the management of these patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery