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Laparoendoscopic modified Puestow procedure. A report on two cases by R.D. Brito-Carmona; A. Cuendis-Velázquez; C.M. Carrión-Astudillo; K.E. Bozada-Gutiérrez; R.A. García-Manzano is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Laparoendoscopic modified Puestow procedure. A report on two cases ଝ Procedimiento de Puestow modificado laparoendoscópico. Reporte de dos casos Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by chronic inflammation, fibrosis, and irreversible scarring that results in the loss of both exocrine (acinar) and endocrine (islet cells) pancreatic tissue 1 .Etiology can be toxic-metabolic (alcohol, tobacco, medications, etc.), idiopathic, genetic, autoimmune, obstructive, or due to episodes of recurrent acute pancreatitis 2 .CP causes healthy parenchyma to be substituted with fibrous connective tissue, resulting in increased density, atrophy, calcification, pseudocysts, and irregularities in the main pancreatic duct (MPD) and its branches. Complications of CP are stricture of the MPD and/or bile ducts, pseudocysts, pancreatolithiasis, duodenal stricture, malnutrition, vascular complications, and recurrent pain 3 .Stones in the MPD cause an increase in the pressure of the parenchyma, as well as ischemia and chronic abdominal pain .Endoscopic management focuses on resolving MPD obstruction through dilation or stent placement, in the case of MPD stricture, or through the removal of stones 5 .Sur
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- Author
- R.D. Brito-Carmona; A. Cuendis-Velázquez; C.M. Carrión-Astudillo; K.E. Bozada-Gutiérrez; R.A. García-Manzano
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)