A Safe, Effective, and Cheap Method of Achieving Pancreatic Rest in Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis With Refractory Symptoms and Malnutrition

Abstract

In patients with symptomatic CP refractory to standard nutritional support and opiate analgesia, long-term NJ tube feeding can be a cheap, well-tolerated, safe, and effective method of providing adequate nutritional support and substantially relieving intractable symptoms.