A Modified Technique of the Beger and Frey Procedure in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis

Abstract

The advantages of this modified technique over standard Beger and Frey procedures are: (1) the minimized risk of a bleeding complication in case of portal hypertension because pancreatic transsection does not need to be done, and (2) the considerably more radical excision as compared to local excision. Also, it represents the most minimal surgical trauma for resecting the head of the pancreas as compared to other commonly used techniques.