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Figure51.1 Inflammatory pancreatic head mass. Computed
tomography showing a large inflammatory pancreatic head mass
in a patient with chronic pancreatitis, with typical diffuse
pancreatic calcifications and a large pseudocyst in the pancreatic
head.
Figure51.2 Impacted stent in the irregular and scarified main
pancreatic duct. Prolonged interventional treatment leading to
nonremovable stents in the pancreatic duct with marked
pancreatic duct irregularities and narrowing.
Figure51.3 Walled- off necrosis. Magnetic resonance imaging
depicting an inflammatory pancreatic head mass with wallednecrosis which developed after an episode of acute pancreatitis in
a patient with chronic pancreatitis. External interventional
drainage.
off
pancreatitis. Maldigestion and absorption with steatorrhea, coagulopathy, and malnutrition occurs as a result
of persistent cholestasis. Duodenal stenosis is found in
about 10% of patients[6], resulting in gastric dilatation,
postprandial bloating and vomiting, anorexia and malnutrition. Malnutrition may be exaggerated by pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. Loss of endocrine function
typically occurs later and will affect around 80% of
patients[9]. Stenosis and finally thrombotic occlusion of
the mesentericoportal vessels is usually a late complication. Occlusion of the splenic vein results in left- sided
portal hypertension with development of gastric fundal
varices and splenomegaly. As complete occlusion of the
portal vein usually develops gradually, extensive collaterals develop around the pancreatic head, a phenomenon
called cavernous transformation [6]. Patients suffering
from chronic pancreatitis have a 10- fold elevated risk of
about 3% to develop pancreatic cancer[9].
Clinical Workup andDifferential
Diagnosis
Episodes of acute pancreatitis can lead to the development of pancreatic pseudocysts or walled- off necrosis
(WON, Fig.51.3)[10], with secondary complications like
superinfection, pseudoaneurysm, hemorrhage, compression of the duodenum or bile duct, internal pancreatic fistula, and pancreatic ascites.
Biliary stricture is reported in up to 35% of patients[6],
leading to jaundice and recurrent cholangitis. Of note,
subclinical common bile duct (CBD) narrowing can be
aggravated to frank obstruction by acute edematous
swelling of the pancreatic head during episodes of acute
The most important differential diagnoses are pancreatic head cancer and autoimmune pancreatitis. Careful
clinical history- taking can yield important hints. Longstanding complaints or recurrent attacks over a period of
years rather than months, accompanied by signs of
chronic malnutrition points toward benign IPHM,
whereas clinical deterioration over weeks to months
with weight loss or new- onset diabetes mellitus are suggestive of malignancy. Jaundice can occur with IPHM
but should always prompt efforts to rule out malignancy.
Associated autoimmune disease points to autoimmune

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pancreatitis [11]. Laboratory workup should include
serum amylase and lipase activity and carbohydrate antigen 19- 9 (CA19- 9), as elevated serum enzyme activity
indicates an episode of acute pancreatitis, whereas
marked elevation of the tumor marker in absence of
acute pancreatitis is suggestive of malignancy. Sensitivity
and specificity of CA19- 9 for discrimination of chronic
pancreatitis from PDAC were reported as 84% and
75% [12]. Serum immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) can be
increased in autoimmune pancreatitis [13]. Because of
the risk of tumor spillage and lack of therapeutic consequences, tissue biopsy is not recommended when resectable malignancy is suspected.
Cross- sectional imaging by contrast- enhanced computed tomography (CECT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is mandatory. In IPHM, the pancreatic head is
enlarged with loss of the lobular parenchymal architecture, calcifications, and narrowing of the pancreatic duct
(Fig. 51.1). There can be mass-
forming lesions in the
pancreatic head virtually indistinguishable from pancreatic cancer. Upstream MPD dilatation is often absent in
autoimmune pancreatitis [11]. Accuracy of modern
cross- sectional imaging for differentiation of IPHM and
pancreatic cancer has been reported in the range of
90% [14]. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography can be a valid substitute for invasive endoscopic
retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to assess
configuration of the biliary tree and MPD (Fig.51.2). In
view of eventual surgical intervention, it is of paramount
importance to assess mesentericoportal vein status and
signs of portal hypertension.
Treatment
Asymptomatic IPHM virtually does not exist; however,
symptom- free periods of weeks to months are common.
Indications for invasive treatment are persistent pain or
dependence on analgesics, recurrent acute pancreatitis,
obstructive cholestasis, gastric outlet obstruction, development of persistent large or symptomatic pancreatic
pseudocysts or walled- off pancreatic necrosis (WON),
and suspicion of malignancy. Conservative management
is chosen in case of inoperability or as a strategy to avoid
operative treatment during a period of recovery, either
after an episode of acute pancreatitis or as a bridge to
operation.
Medical therapy consists of pain control and eventual
substitution of pancreatic enzymes and insulin. It must
be stressed that clinical remission of symptoms can be
achieved by cessation of alcohol consumption in alcoholinduced chronic pancreatitis. Furthermore, the role of
tobacco smoke as a causal agent has recently been recognized[15]. At least initially, surveillance of a pancreatic
head mass by cross-
sectional imaging should be per-
formed every 3 to 6months to rule out malignancy.
Endoscopic stenting of the MPD can be effective to
induce remission of pancreatic cysts, pancreatic fistula as
well as pain by decompression of the MPD. However, randomized trials have shown that surgical treatment provides more effective and durable pain control[16–18] and
has been included in international guidelines[19,20]. For
example, patients with obstructive chronic pancreatitis,
who recently started opioid treatment (no longer than
6months) were randomized to either early surgical drainage (by a lateral pancreaticojejunostomy or duodenumpreserving pancreatic head resection) or endoscopic
drainage (stent, lithotripsy) within 6weeks of randomization. Izbicki pain score [21] was significantly lower in
patients treated with surgery than with endoscopic intervention[18]. In addition, the Izbicki pain score was found
to be able to identify those patients who benefit most
from surgery [21]. Another disadvantage of endoscopic
therapy is the necessity of regular stent exchange every 3
to 6months to prevent cholangitis and tissue overgrowth;
however, while efficacy is similar between plastic stents
and metal stents, reintervention is lower in fully covered
expanding metal stents as shown in a recent rand-
selfomized controlled trial for benign biliary strictures due to
chronic pancreatitis[22]. When a stent cannot be removed
due to incrustation or migration, surgical intervention is
needed (Fig. 51.1). Stenting of the CBD for obstructive
jaundice is only a short- term option as remission of CBD
obstruction can only be expected in cases of acute edematous swelling of the IPHM in acute pancreatitis.
Operative therapy can be divided into drainage procedures and those procedures that involve resecting a part
of the pancreas. While drainage procedures aim at decompression of the MPD by pancreatojejunostomy, removal
of the IPHM is the goal of resectional procedures, which
can be combined with MPD drainage. On surgical exploration, the IPHM is usually found to be heavily indurated,
and the inflammatory fibrotic process may extend into the
peripancreatic tissues causing heavy adhesions to the
organs in vicinity, like the retropancreatic blood vessels,
duodenum, and hepatoduodenal ligament. These conditions render operative procedures involving the pancreatic head very challenging and in rare cases even
technically impossible, especially when associated mesentericoportal hypertension leads to diffuse bleeding.
Radical pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) with (LongmireTraverso[23]) or without (Kausch- Whipple[24,25]) preservation of the pylorus is the procedure of choice when
malignancy is suspected and offers very good long- term
pain control in chronic pancreatitis. For the IPHM,
duodenum- pre serving pancreatic head resection (DPPHR)
was developed by Beger and colleagues [3]. In the Frey
modification [26], pancreatic parenchyma is spared by

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excoriation of the IPHM without transsection at the pancreatic neck, and laterolateral pancreatojejunostomy
ensures adequate MPD decompression. In the Hamburg
modification of DPPHR [6], drainage of the MPD is further optimized by a V- shaped excision along the MPD.
Randomized trials have shown reduced perioperative and
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Izbicki[32] (longitudinal V- shaped excision and laterolateral pancreatojejunostomy) operations do not remove the
IPHM. MPD drainage in unselected patients only achieved
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that of pancreatic head resection with 75–95% [33–45].
Although no randomized trial has compared drainage
versus resection procedures, drainage procedures are
therefore reserved for patients without IPHM.
However, in case of mesentericoportal vein occlusion
with portal hypertension and cavernous transformation,
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vein occlusion[46]. Gastroenterostomy and hepaticojejunostomy are measures of last choice for biliary or duodenal obstruction.
Adequate timing is an important aspect in the management of patients with IPHM. Maximum duration of a trial
of nonoperative management of IPHM should be 6months,
as optimal operative treatment usually becomes impossible
in an advanced stage. In the presence of
mesentericoportal
vein narrowing or partial thrombosis, elective surgery
should be performed as soon as possible, and prophylactic
anticoagulation is advocated until surgery.
Certain contraindications impede early surgery.
Cachexia should be treated by high-
caloric nutrition
with adequate simultaneous supplementation of pancreatic enzymes and vitamins, and in case of gastric outlet
obstruction by jejunal tube feeding, to achieve adequate
nutritional status for operation. Elective surgery is also
not indicated before at least 3months have passed since
the last episode of acute pancreatitis. Serum pancreatic
enzyme activity can be used to monitor acute pancreatitis activity.
On histopathological workup, IPHM is characterized
by fibrotic atrophy of exocrine acinar epithelium, the
remaining ductal and islet epithelia becoming “skeletonized” in fibrous connective tissue. Strong inflammatory granulocytic or lymphocytic infiltration is
uncommon. In contrast, autoimmune pancreatitis typically shows duct- centric inflammation, with IgG4 positive plasma cells or granulocytic epithelial lesions[11].
As overall tissue organization is heavily disturbed and
chronic pancreatitis can be associated with pancreatic
intraepithelial neoplasia (PANIN), distinction from
PDAC can be difficult even for experienced pathologists.
Intraoperative frozen section examination at least of the
surgical resection margins is mandatory and in case of
any doubt, radical oncologic resection is warranted.
Summary
Chronic pancreatitis with inflammatory pancreatic head
mass is a domain of surgical therapy. The main differential
diagnoses are pancreatic head cancer and autoimmune
pancreatitis. Best results are achieved by resection of the
pancreatic head mass with adequate drainage of the pancreatic duct, but pancreatic head resection may become
impossible in advanced stages of the disease. Adequate
workup and timing of conservative and surgical therapy is
of paramount importance for successful management.
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Structural Complications: Strictures, Stones, Pseudocysts, andVascular
Complications
Xiaodong Tian1, Xiaochao Guo 2, and Yinmo Yang
1
Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
2
Department of Radiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
1
Introduction
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a chronic inflammatory process in the pancreas, during which the pancreatic parenchyma is pathologically replaced by fibrous connective
tissue, resulting in a series of structural complications
and progressive insufficiency of exocrine and endocrine
function [1]. Morphologic changes of the pancreas are
one of the important features during CP, though they are
usually not apparent in the early phase. The typical
structural complications include, but are not limited to,
strictures of pancreatic duct and/or biliary tract, intraductal stones, development of pseudocysts, and peripancreatic vascular complications. These structural changes
will lead to dilation of the pancreatic duct, intraductal
high pressure, and parenchyma atrophy of the pancreas.
The corresponding clinical manifestations are malnutrition and pain syndromes.
A comprehensive understanding of the natural history
of CP is also important, since the evolution of changes in
morphology and function may take years to manifest.
Pathophysiologic Basis and
Morphological Features ofthe
Pancreas
The pathogenic mechanism of CP remains elusive and
controversial. Several theories have been proposed in the
past several decades: toxic- metabolic, oxidative stress,
stone and duct obstruction, necrosis- fibrosis, primary
duct hypothesis, and sentinel acute pancreatitis event
hypothesis[2]. Each of these models is compelling and
provides a certain mechanism to explain the diverse
etiologies of CP, providing rationale for the cardinal
pathologic changes of fibrosis, loss of acinar tissue (atrophy), stones, and duct changes. Grossly, the pancreas
becomes firm and shrunken, with an irregular contour.
Dilated pancreatic duct is usually presented due to the
obstruction of main pancreatic duct caused by either
inflammatory fibrosis around the duct or intraductal
stones. Fibrous scarring may result in the distortion or
disappear of the normal macroscopic lobulation.
Parenchyma calcifications and pseudocysts formation
may be related to specific etiologies.
Strictures ofPancreatic Duct, Biliary
Tract or Duodenum
Pancreatic parenchyma is replaced by fibrosis in
advanced CP patients, and the recurrent inflammatory
episodes might develop periductal fibrotic strictures,
leading eventually to pancreatic duct stricture. The most
common reasons for pancreatic duct strictures are
inflammation, fibrosis, and previous stone[6]. However,
Kalady etal.[7] had reported that nearly 12% of the CP
patients with isolated pancreatic duct strictures were
associated with malignancy, especially for those without
pancreatitis history or irregular pancreatic duct side
branches, as well as those with stricture located only in
the head or neck. Therefore, all newly developed pancreatic duct strictures should be further evaluated by EUS
or CT/MRI before treatment. The endoscopic management (ERCP or EUSsuited for CP patients with localized strictures, and surgical approaches remain the key choice for selected
patients[8,9].
Stricture of common bile duct (CBD) is reported to be
usually caused by fibrosis of the pancreatic head, which
guided pancreatic drainage) is
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exerts extrinsic pressure on the intrapancreatic CBD.
Moreover, inflammation caused by either pancreatic calculi or pseudocysts in the pancreatic head was also
reported to contribute to significant biliary stricture during the acute phase[10]. The incidence of CBD stricture
in CP patients ranges from 3% to 46%, and approximately
17% present as asymptomatic cholestasis[6]. Treatment
of CBD stricture depends on the patients’ manifestation
and morphologic changes of the pancreas. The indications for biliary decompression include cholangitis,
severe and persistent jaundice, and occurrence of CBD
stones. The drainage of bile duct can be accomplished
either endoscopically or surgically. Despite the minimally invasive advantages of endoscopic therapy, there is
still no evidence on which is the better strategy for CPassociated biliary stricture, while surgical interventions
showed superior results in terms of long- term pain
relief[11]. In a multicenter randomized study of multiple
plastic stents versus covered self- expandable metallic
stent (cSEMS) in the treatment of biliary stricture in CP
patients, Haapamäki and colleagues found that a
6- month treatment with either multiple plastic stents or
cSEMS produced good long- term relief of biliary stricture[12]. Surgical treatment should also be considered if
bile duct obstruction recurs after long- term endoscopic
therapy. Moreover, surgery must be undertaken if malignancy cannot be excluded.
Around 5% of CP patients developed duodenal stenosis
due to paraduodenal pancreatic inflammation, named
groove pancreatitis (GP), which is characterized by scarring
between the duodenum and pancreatic head, accompanied
by blood vessels compression, CBD stricture, duodenal wall
rigidity, and luminal narrowing (Fig.52.1)[13,14]. Patients
with GP usually complain of upper abdominal pain, nausea,
recurrent vomiting with weight loss for weeks to years. The
characteristic manifestation is duodenal stenosis resulting
in gastric outlet obstruction. Although tubular stricture of
CBD is frequent, obstructive jaundice is rarely presented,
and the main pancreatic duct is normal in most patients,
which helps differentiate it from pancreatic adenocarcinoma. However, differentiating GP from pancreatic cancer
is difficult because both of these two diseases are associated
with similar clinical presentation, radiologic findings, as
well as gross pathologic features [14]. Conservative and
endoscopic treatments are helpful in many cases, while surgical intervention may be necessary in cases either with
diagnostic uncertainty or severe obstructive symptoms.
Pancreatic Ductal Stones
Pancreatic ductal stones are a direct consequence of CP
and occur in approximately 50% of cases, with the prevalence increasing over time to reach 50% at 5 years and
nearly 100% after 14 years of the disease onset [16].
Pancreatic stones can cause outflow obstruction and
produce upstream ductal hypertension and subsequent
parenchymal hypertension, thus result in pseudocysts or
fistula formation, recurrent exacerbations or contribution to the pathogenesis of pain.
Long- term alcohol consumption has been identified to
be a major cause of calcium stone formation, which is
possibly through disturbing the cholinergic regulation of
pancreatic secretions and aggravating the loss of endocrine and exocrine functions[17]. Noticeably, pancreatic
ductal stones are also common in nonalcoholic CP
Figure52.1 Groove pancreatitis. Left: coronal reconstruction image of contrast- enhanced CT. “Sheet- like” hypodense and “patchy”
enhanced soft tissue are shown in the pancreatic- duodenal groove (asterisk). Medial duodenal wall is thickened with intramural cyst
(arrowhead). Right: schematic diagram of groove pancreatitis. Source: Yinmo Yang.

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patients. Maruyama reported that pancreatic stone formation in autoimmune pancreatitis was associated with
narrowing of both Wirsung and Santorini ducts, which
may subsequently result in pancreatic juice stasis and
stone formation[18]. Pancreatic duct stenosis promotes
the formation of intraductal stones, while the stones lead
to intraductal ulcers and scars, which aggravate the pancreatic duct narrowing and cause more stone formation,
resulting in CP progression and even increasing risk of
cancer[19]. In a retrospective analysis of risk factors for
pancreatic duct stones formation, both the main pancreatic duct narrowing and chronic alcohol consumption
were identified as significant independent risk factors,
and the period between diagnosis of CP and pancreatic
stones formation seemed significantly shorter in alcoholic CP patients than in nonalcoholic patients[20]. Hao
and colleagues [21] constructed a pancreatic stonepredicting nomogram for CP patients, and found that
the age at onset of CP, body mass index, smoking, diabetes mellitus, pancreatic pseudocyst, biliary stricture,
severe acute pancreatitis, and type of pain were significantly associated with intraductal stone development.
Symptomatic CP patients and those with duct obstruction caused by the pancreatic ductal stones were eligible
for endoscopic or surgical treatments[22]. To remove the
intraductal stones, endoscopic therapy should be the first
choice, especially for patients without other complications.
While for patients with multiple strictures, calculi in the
body/tail region, concerns of associated solid mass, or failure of endoscopic therapy, surgery should be considered.
Pseudocyst inCP
Pancreatic pseudocyst is a fluid accumulation with
high concentration of amylase that is surrounded by a
fibrous capsule (Fig. 52.2). Pseudocyst usually arises
from the disruption of the main pancreatic duct or
major duct branches. In contrast to real cyst, it has no
internal epithelial cell lining and the patients might
have a history of clinical manifestations related to
acute or chronic pancreatitis. Pseudocyst is considered to be one of the most common complications of
both AP and CP with the prevalence of 20–40% in CP
patients [23]. It is more commonly presented in
patients with alcoholic CP.
The symptoms of a pseudocyst are usually nonspecific,
most patients only complain about vague abdominal
pain, nausea, or vomiting [24]. In up to 40% of CP
patients, the pseudocysts will spontaneously resolve
after 6weeks, and only conservative supportive care is
needed. However, large cysts are more likely to become
symptomatic or cause complications. When the pseudocyst persists for longer than 12weeks, there will be rare
possibility for it to disappear spontaneously, and the
additional complications include infection, hemorrhage,
pseudocyst rupture, and disruptions of the pancreatic
duct system[24,25]. In cases where symptoms worsen or
complications occur, multiple modalities of treatments
including percutaneous drainage, endoscopic procedures,
and surgical drainage can be offered depending on the
individual patient profile.
Figure52.2 Pseudocysts in CP patients (contrast- enhanced CT). Left: pseudocysts (asterisks) can be seen in the pancreatic area, and
splenic vein is occluded (white arrow). Right: pseudocyst (white triangle) is shown in the pancreatic head, with calcifications of the cystic
wall and surrounding tissues (white arrow). Source: Yinmo Yang.

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Peripancreatic inflammation may affect the vessels in
closest proximity to the pancreas, resulting in venous
thrombosis most commonly involving the splenic
vein, or pseudoaneurysm most commonly involving
the splenic artery. Vascular complications occur in
about 8.4–12.2% of CP patients, with the incidence of
venousthrombosis and pseudoaneurysm approximately
7.6~10.9% and 0.8~2.5%, respectively[26,27]. Vascular
complications were more commonly shown in males
and alcoholic CP, while less commonly in patients with
pancreatic atrophy and calcification [26]. Pseudocysts
and alcoholic CP have been found to be risk factors for
vascular complications in CP cases[27,28]. In a retrospective analysis of the database of 1363 patients with
CP, alcoholic CP, presence of pseudocyst and inflammatory head mass were shown to be independent risk factors for venous thrombosis, whereas alcoholic CP and
pseudocyst were identified as independent risk factors
for pseudoaneurysm[26].
Consequences of pancreatitisthrombosis include gastroesophageal varices, venous
collaterals, splenomegaly, and gastrointestinal bleed,
with prevalences of 28.9%, 44.3%, 18.1%, and 14.1%,
respectively[26]. Patients with pseudoaneurysm usually
present with gastrointestinal bleeding, or are incidentally detected on contrast- enhanced CT done for other
indications.
associated splenic vein
Sinistral portal hypertension (SPH), also known as
regional, segmental, splenoportal, localized or left- sided
portal hypertension, is a pathological condition of splenic
vein hypertension localized in the left- sided gastrosplenic region, presents in less than 5% of all patients with
portal hypertension (Fig. 52.3) [29]. In contrast to
cirrhosis- related portal hypertension, SPH is characterized by normal hepatic function, isolated gastric varices,
and splenomegaly. The CP- related SPH accounts for
31.8–53.8% of all cases, and the main etiology is splenic
vein occlusion caused by venous thrombosis, extrinsic
splenic vein compression by pseudocysts, inflammatory
changes in the vascular endothelium, or relatively low
perfusion associated with pancreatic fibrosis [30–31].
The incidence of SPH in patients with CP ranges from
9.7% to 22%, among which 4–17% develop severe gastrointestinal bleeding [26,31–35]. Splenomegaly is frequently observed in patients with SPH, while the
incidence of hypersplenism is not as common as in portal hypertension. The site of gastrointestinal bleeding in
patients with SPH is mainly located in the proximal
stomach due to gastric varices, which is different from
the lower esophageal hemorrhage in portal hypertension. Generally, CP- related SPH patients without history
of gastrointestinal bleeding do not require surgical
intervention [35]. Splenectomy is the most common
therapeutic choice for SPH patients who experience gastrointestinal bleeding. Endoscopic therapy and splenic
artery embolization could be the choices for patients
Figure52.3 Schematic diagram of sinistral portal hypertension (SPH) caused by CP- related splenic vein thrombosis. PV: portal vein;
CV:gastric coronary vein; RGV:right gastric vein; SV:splenic vein; SMV:superior mesenteric vein;IMV: inferior mesenteric vein;
GEV:gastroepiploic vein. Source: Yinmo Yang.

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who are not suitable for surgery. However, for patients
with SPH as the initial manifestation, the possibility of
pancreatic cancer should be considered, because the
involvement of splenic vein by pancreatic cancer is
another important etiology of SPH.
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