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BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY
Volume 95, Issue 3, Pages 350-356Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5960
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Background: Duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection according to Beger and the pylorus-preserving Whipple (ppWhipple) procedure were compared in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) in a randomized clinical trial. Perioperative data and short-term outcome have been reported previously. The present study evaluated long-term follow-up. Methods: Forty patients were enrolled originally, 20 in each group. Long-term follow-up included mortality, morbidity, pain status, occupational rehabilitation, quality of life (QoL), and endocrine and exocrine function at median follow-up of 7 and 14 years. Results: One patient who had a ppWhipple procedure was lost to follow-up. There were five late deaths in each group. No differences were noted in pain status and exocrine pancreatic function. Loss of appetite was significantly worse in the ppWhipple group at 14 years' follow-up, but there were no other differences in QoL parameters examined. After 14 years, diabetes mellitus was present in seven of 15 patients who had the Beget procedure and 11 of 14 patients after ppWhipple resection (P = 0.128). Conclusion: After long-term follow-up of up to 14 years early advantages of the Beget procedure were no longer present.
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