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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population.

From: Different surgical strategies for chronic pancreatitis significantly improve long-term outcome: a comparative single center study

 

Frey group

n = 39

Whipple group

n = 12

Age (years, AV ± SD)

  

Gender (m/f)

30/9

10/2

Etiology, number of patients

  

   alcoholic pancreatitis

27 (69%)

8 (66%)

   pancreas divisum

7 (18%)

0

   idiopathic

8 (20%)

4 (33%)

Pain for > 12 months

  

Number of patients

38 (97%)

10 (83%)

Period from diagnosis of CP until operation

  

(months, AV ± SD)

60.1 ± 73.1

48.6 ± 71.6

Weight loss > 8%

  

Number of patients

22 (56%)

6 (50%)

Increase in size of pancreatic head,

  

number of patients

  

   > 35 mm

11 (28%)

7 (58%)

   > 50 mm

7 (18%)

4 (33%)

Pseudocyst, number of patients

19 (49%)

4 (33%)

Bile duct stenosis, number of patients

23 (59%)

7 (58%)

Duodenal stenosis, number of patients

7 (18%)

1 (8%)

Thrombophlebitic splenomegaly

  

Number of patients

1 (3%)

1 (8%)

Camebridge classification, number of patients

  

   degree II

4 (10%)

1 (8%)

   degree III

11 (28%)

3 (25%)

   degree IV

24 (62%)

8 (67%)