Pain relief in chronic pancreatitis: endoscopic or surgical treatment? a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Pastor Joaquín Ortiz MendietaVitor Massaro Takamatsu SagaeIgor Braga RibeiroDiogo Turiani Hourneaux de MouraMaria Vitória Cury Vieira ScatimburgoBruno Salomao HirschRodrigo Silva de Paula RochaThiago Arantes de Carvalho ViscontiSergio A Sánchez-LunaWanderley Marques BernardoEduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2021)

Surgical interventions showed superior results when compared to endoscopy in terms of complete long-term pain relief. The number of complications and length of hospitalization in both groups were similar.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
physical activity
ultrasound guided
risk factors
spinal cord injury
spinal cord
small bowel