Surgery of the pancreas.

The author deal with the surgery of diseases of the pancreas in this article. On the basis of the literature, timing of operation, surgical procedures in acute pancreatitis are discussed. In chronic pancreatitis, results of different decompression operations, resection of the pancreas and endoscopic biliary stenting are evaluated. Regarding the carcinoma of the pancreas, operative methods and factors of survival are the most important questions.