Incidence and characteristics of chronic and lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis in patients scheduled to undergo a pancreatoduodenectomy

The incidence of pancreatitis is 9.9% for patients scheduled to undergo a pancreatoduodenectomy. Of these patients, 38% had LPSP, 13% had a intermediate form and 49% had focal chronic pancreatitis. The determination of the exact nature of a pancreatic head mass remains difficult.