5.) Is there a role for surgical management? If so, what are the indications?
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Indications for surgical management of chronic pancreatitis:
- Intractable pain
- Obstruction of common duct or duodenum or colon
- Pseudocyst with symptoms
- Carcinoma suspected
- Splenic vein obstruction with left sided portal hypertension
- Portal vein obstruction with portal hypertension
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