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Since the publication of our article titled "Pancreatic Head Excavation: A Variation on the Theme of Duodenum-Preserving Pancreatic Head Resection,"¹ we have become aware of 2 other reports that had previously described a similar technical variation. In 2001, Gloor et al² from the University of Bern in Switzerland described a similar variation of duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection, which they advocated for patients with chronic pancreatitis associated with portal hypertension. These authors described the use of this method "in a few patients" without providing details of outcome. In 2003, Farkas et al³ from the University of Szeged in Hungary reported on 30 patients with chronic pancreatitis in whom a similar method had been employed. They observed the uniform absence of major complications, as we did, and the absence of symptoms after 6 to 14 months of follow-up. Subsequently, in June 2004, at the 36th Annual Meeting of the European Pancreatic Club . . . [Full Text of this Article]

AUTHOR INFORMATION
Dana K. Andersen, MD; Mark D. Topazian, MD