Is progressive loss of pancreatic function in chronic pancreatitis delayed by main pancreatic duct decompression . A longitudinal prospective analysis of the modified puestow procedure?
These data in this large study as well as among a previous randomized sample, support a policy of early operative drainage before the development of irreversible functional impairment in patients with chronic pancreatitis and associated dilation of the main pancreatic duct.
These results indicate that DMM could be a new effective approach to therapeutic brain stimulation for reducing seizures in epilepsy.