The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 3 , Pages 364-372 , September 2008

Perioperative and follow-up results after central pancreatic head resection (Berne technique) in a consecutive series of patients with chronic pancreatitis

  • Michael W. Müller, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Helmut Friess, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Sarah Leitzbach

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Christoph W. Michalski, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Pascal Berberat, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Güralp O. Ceyhan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Ulf Hinz, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Medical Statistics and Documentation, Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Choon-Kiat Ho, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Jörg Köninger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Jörg Kleeff, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Markus W. Büchler, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +011-49-6221-564860; fax: +011-49-6221-566903

Received 13 May 2007 ,Revised 14 August 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00241-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.065

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 3 , Pages 364-372 , September 2008

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