Publications by authors named "F A van Rijk"
Importance: Patients with painful chronic pancreatitis and a dilated pancreatic duct can be treated by early surgery or an endoscopy-first approach.
Objective: To compare long-term clinical outcomes of early surgery vs an endoscopy-first approach using follow-up data from the ESCAPE randomized clinical trial.
Design, Setting, And Participants: Between April 2011 and September 2018, 88 patients with painful chronic pancreatitis were randomly assigned to early surgery or an endoscopy-first approach in 30 hospitals in the Netherlands collaborating in the Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group as part of the ESCAPE randomized clinical trial.
Background: Data on the incidence and clinical relevance of gallstones in patients with suspected acute alcoholic pancreatitis are lacking and are essential to minimize the risk of recurrent acute pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of gallstones and the associated rate of recurrent acute pancreatitis in patients with presumed acute alcoholic pancreatitis.
Methods: Between 2008 and 2019, 23 hospitals prospectively enrolled patients with acute pancreatitis.
Background And Aim: More insight into the incidence of and factors associated with progression following a first episode of acute pancreatitis (AP) would offer opportunities for improvements in disease management and patient counseling.
Methods: A long-term post hoc analysis of a prospective cohort of patients with AP (2008-2015) was performed. Primary endpoints were recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP), chronic pancreatitis (CP), and pancreatic cancer.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the use and outcomes of tailored surgical treatments for symptomatic chronic pancreatitis in the Netherlands, based on recent guidelines.
- A nationwide analysis over ten years revealed that various surgical procedures were performed on 381 patients, with increasing annual surgical volumes and relatively low 90-day mortality rates.
- Outcomes showed that surgical drainage led to fewer major complications and better pain relief compared to other surgical options after a median follow-up of 11 months.