Skip to main contentAnonymised pancreatitis cases treated by Dr Harsh Shah (MS, MCh — GI, Robotic & Cancer Surgeon) — from chronic pain that endoscopy could not fix to a severe acute attack and gallstone-triggered pancreatitis. Learn more about pancreatitis treatment in Ahmedabad.
A man in his 60s had years of recurrent pain from chronic pancreatitis; repeated endoscopic stents had not helped. A robotic (doorbeen) drainage operation relieved the blocked pancreatic duct and eased the pain (biopsy benign). When repeated endoscopy fails, drainage surgery can offer lasting relief.
A woman in her late 40s had a severe attack of pancreatitis that led to infected dead tissue (walled-off necrosis) on CT. Surgery cleared the infected tissue and she recovered, symptom-free at follow-up. A severe pancreatitis attack can form infected collections that need timely specialist surgery.
A woman in her 50s had pancreatitis triggered by a gallstone slipping into the bile duct. In the same admission the duct was cleared by ERCP and the gallbladder removed by doorbeen (laparoscopic) surgery. Treating the cause — removing the gallbladder — helps prevent repeat attacks.
A man in his early 30s had chronic calcific pancreatitis at a young age, with years of recurrent upper-abdominal pain and calcium stones blocking the pancreatic duct. A specialised pancreas operation (Frey's) opened the duct and relieved the pain. Chronic pancreatitis is not only an older-age disease — young adults with repeated pain should be evaluated early.
When medicines and endoscopy fail, specialised drainage or combined operations can relieve refractory pain in selected patients.
Because a gallstone was the trigger — removing the gallbladder, often in the same admission, helps prevent further attacks.
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