@Article{Hampel2026,
journal="Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny",
issn="1895-5770",
year="2026",
title="Outcomes of surgical treatment in chronic pancreatitis –
a\ single centre study",
abstract=" Chronic pancreatitis (CP), a\ disease that  develops as a\ result of repeated episodes of pancreatic  inflammation and associated fibrosis, restricting functional exocrine  and endocrine pancreatic function and causing severe upper abdominal  pain. Treatment strategies include conservative therapy, consisting  of a\ step-up approach with pharmacological and lifestyle  modifications. For more advanced cases, endoscopic or surgical  interventions are proposed. However, the exact role and qualification  criteria for surgical management have not been established yet. In  this cohort study, we analysed the results of surgical interventions  in 388 patients with CP performed in the years 2004–2024 in our  centre, including drainage procedures and resections. We assessed the  overall results of the intervention, the possible complications  (assessed by Clavien-Dindo classification), and the risk of  occurrence. Also, the surgery results and the complication risk  between the groups of patients who underwent respective procedures  were compared. The findings indicate that surgery remains an  important tool in CP management, and organ-preserving procedures may  be successful in pain control and overall quality of life  improvement. It is emphasised that personalised surgical strategies  should be the basis of CP management, and the therapy choice must be  established by an experienced multidisciplinary team consisting of  gastroenterologists, endoscopists, radiologists, and surgeons. ",
author="Hampel, Michał
and Surowiecka-Pastewk, Agnieszka
and Matejak-Górska, Marta
and Olech, Karolina
and Leicht, Jakub
and Płachta, Iga
and Durlik, Marek",
doi="10.5114/pg.2026.161942",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pg.2026.161942"
}