Enzymatic treatment of chronic pancreatitis

Abstract

The treatment of chronic pancreatitis consists of conservative and surgical treatment. The current development of interventional endoscopy techniques links the two above-mentioned treatments, offering less invasive solutions. In the treatment of chronic pancreatitis, a progressive approach is needed. Establishing any type of treatment is useless if the patient does not follow the recommendation to mainatin a proper diet. The study was conducted on a group of 61 patientshospitalized and operated for chronic forms of pancreatitis. Pancreatic insufficiency due to chronic pancreatitis is not a simple enzymatic deficiency, but an interactive complex of secretory, motor and endocrine functional disorders. Therefore, developing drug therapy will require not only the simple administration of enzymes in the intestine but also the restoration of the integrity of disruptive digestive functions.