title: Laparoscopic lateral pancreaticojejunostomy for chronic pancreatitis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lateral pancreaticojejunostomy (LPJ) is a suitable procedure to treat unremitting abdominal pain of chronic pancreatitis (CP) in the presence of a markedly dilated pancreatic duct containing stones and when an inflammatory mass in the head of the gland is absent; this procedure is rarely performed laparoscopically.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 41-year-old woman with alcohol-related calcific CP and pancreatic endocrine and exocrine insufficiency suffered with opiate-dependent abdominal pain that was associated with a dilated pancreatic duct of 8.5 mm containing several calculi, but no mass in the head of the pancreas. A laparoscopic LPJ was performed successfully with no intraoperative or postoperative complications. The patient was discharged on day 5, and reported complete relief from abdominal pain at follow up 7 months later.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In selected patients, laparoscopic LPJ is feasible, safe, and effective in treating abdominal pain of CP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Yazan S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Khaled
authors.forename: Mohannad B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ammori
authors.forename: Basil J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Ammori
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D046790:Pancreas, Exocrine / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010193:Pancreaticojejunostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*