A Network Meta-analysis of Surgery for Chronic Pancreatitis: Impact on Pain and Quality of Life.

Chathura Bathiya RatnayakeSivesh K KamarajahBenjamin P T LovedayManu NayarKofi OppongSteve WhiteJeremy J FrenchJohn A WindsorSanjay Pandanaboyana

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2020)

Overall the Frey procedure may perform the best for both pain relief and postoperative QoL in patients with CP. Further trials are warranted in defining the role of surgery in relation to endotherapy.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
chronic pain
coronary artery bypass
pain management
neuropathic pain
surgical site infection
patients undergoing
spinal cord
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation