Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
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Multicenter Study
Clinical outcome in relation to timing of surgery in chronic pancreatitis: a nomogram to predict pain relief.
To evaluate the effect of timing of surgery on the long-term clinical outcome of surgery in chronic pancreatitis (CP). ⋯ The timing of surgery is an important risk factor for clinical outcome in CP. Surgery may need to be considered at an earlier phase than it is now, preferably within 3 years of symptomatic CP. Likelihood of postoperative pain relief can be calculated on an individual basis using the presented nomogram.