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Frey procedure for chronic pancreatitis improves bile duct stricture.
Hideaki Sato, Masaharu Ishida, Naohiro Hirano, Shuichiro Hayashi, Shingo Yoshimachi, Akiko Kusaka, Mitsuhiro Shimura, Shuichi Aoki, Masahiro Iseki, Daisuke Douchi, Takayuki Miura, Shimpei Maeda, Masamichi Mizuma, Kiyoshi Kume, Atsushi Masamune
Published: 202510.1007/s00595-025-03148-1
Abstract
PURPOSES: Chronic pancreatitis (CP), a progressive inflammatory disorder characterized by pancreatic fibrosis and degeneration, often leads to common bile duct (CBD) strictures. However, the optimal management of CBD strictures remains controversial.…
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