Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2008
During investigation for chronic, severe, epigastric pain, a 40-year-old alcoholic man is found to have multiple areas of narrowing alternating with dilatation ("chain of lakes" appearance) of the main pancreatic duct. The operation of choice is:
Answer options
- Distal pancreaticojejunostomy
- Lateral pancreaticojejunostomy
- Total pancreatectomy
- Distal pancreatectomy
- Sphincterotomy
Correct answer
Lateral pancreaticojejunostomy
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