A total of 201 patients with chronic pancreatitis were treated surgically between 1964 and 1975. In 116 cases (57,7%) resection was done at operation: 44 partial and 18 total duodenopancreatectomies, 37 partial and 17 subtotal left pancreatic resections. The mortality rate of the operation was 12.9%. The late mortality was 9.4% based on an average observation period of 2 7/12 years. Three quarters of the patients became completely asymptomatic. Preoperative diabetes was observed in 21% rising to 38% postoperatively. Satisfactory long-term results were mainly seen after partial duodeno-pancreatectomy and subtotal left resection. However, continued alcohol abuse limits the success rate.
Gastric emptying measurements were performed in infants and children at 1 and 2 hours after a liquid feeding. The 1-hour measurements were predictive of only 58% of the variability in the 2-hour measurements, indicating that the 1-hour measurement was not a good predictor of the 2-hour measurement. Gastric emptying measurements in children should be continued until 2 hours after feeding unless rapid emptying is observed during the 1st hour of the study.
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