title: Strategies in managing chronic pancreatitis-placement of direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy feeding tubes.
abstract: Patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) often have maldigestion and malnutrition. Nutrition support during acute and CP traditionally has been provided by parenteral nutrition. In acute pancreatitis, jejunal feeding may accelerate resolution of the inflammatory process, protect against infection, and improve outcomes at a reduced cost when compared with parenteral nutrition. Jejunal feeding may also be beneficial for patients with CP. Prolonged jejunal access may be achieved via a direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (DPEJ). This article will review the rationale and evidence for jejunal feeding, indications and contraindictions for DPEJ placement, and the technique and outcomes of DPEJ in patients with CP.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 30 North 1900 East, Room 4R118, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132-2410, USA. john.fang@hsc.utah.edu
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: DiSario