title: Surgery remains the best option for the management of pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
abstract: Controversy related to endoscopic or surgical management of pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis remains. Despite improvement in endoscopic treatments, surgery remains the best option for pain management in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK.
authors.forename: Zaynab A R
authors.initials: ZAR
authors.lastname: Jawad
authors.affiliation: Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK.
authors.forename: Charis
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kyriakides
authors.affiliation: Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK.
authors.forename: Madhava
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Imperial College NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wadsworth
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Imperial College NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Westaby
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Imperial College NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vlavianos
authors.affiliation: Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK. Electronic address: l.jiao@imperial.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Long R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Jiao
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: chronic pancreatitis; endoscopic; meta-analysis; surgery