title: [Preoperative treatment of chronic pancreatitis].
abstract: At the beginning the treatment of chronic pancreatitis should always be conservative. On the other hand operative measures are indicated if pancreatitic complications develop or if a suspicion of pancreatic cancer cannot definitely ruled out. It is, however, unclear whether surgery is indicated in cases of severe uncontrollable pain symptomatic. In order to prevent the suffering of a prolonged burning out of the disease we also consider surgical therapy as a solution for these patients.
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Prooperative Behandlung der chronischen Pankreatitis.