Surgical Approaches to Chronic Pancreatitis

Table 3

Randomized controlled studies on the surgical treatment of painful CP.

Authors	Publication	Number of patients	Results
Izbicki et al.	Ann. Surg. 1995 [33]	42	Frey equal to Beger
Izbicki et al.	Chirurg 1997 [37]	74	Frey equal to Beger
Strate et al.	Ann. Surg. 2005 [34]	74	Frey equal to Beger
Klempa et al.	Chirurg 1995 [27]	43	Beger better than Whipple
Büchler et al.	Am. J. Surg. 1995 [13]	40	Beger better than Whipple
Köninger et al.	Surgery 2008 [35]	65	Berne/Farkas better than Beger
Izbicki et al.	Ann. Surg. 1998 [30]	61	Frey better than Whipple
Farkas et al.	Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2006 [29]	40	Frey better than Whipple
Bachmann et al.	Ann. Surg. 2013 [31]	64	Frey better than Whipple