BACKGROUND: Good clinical results of main pancreatic duct (MPD) stent placement in
chronic pancreatitis (CP) are clouded by early stent occlusion. The aim of this study was to …

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive disease with irreversible changes in the
pancreas. Patients commonly present with pain and with exocrine or endocrine insufficiency …

Background. In patients with benign biliary strictures, the use of fully covered self‐
expandable metal stents (SEMS) has been proposed as an alternative to plastic stenting, but …

Pseudocysts and biliary obstructions will affect approximately one third of patients with
chronic pancreatitis (CP). For CP-related, uncomplicated, pancreatic pseudocysts (PPC) …

Strictures that occur in the main duct of the head or body of the pancreas are amenable to
dilation in a similar fashion as strictures in the esophagus. Typically, a ductal narrowing is …

AIM: Endoscopic metal stenting (EMS) offers good results in short to medium term follow-up
for bile duct stenosis associated with chronic pancreatitis (CP); however, longer follow-up is …

OBJECTIVE: Pancreatic duct stenting is now recognized as a treatment option for a number
of pancreatic disorders. Although stent-induced ductal changes may result, there is little …

844 GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY VOLUME 52, NO. 6, 2000 major complication and
mortality rates associated with this therapy were 19% and 1%, respectively. In one study, the …

Background and study aims Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) are now widely used
even for patients with borderline resectable (BR) pancreatic cancer (PC), as neoadjuvant …

Opinion statement Benign biliary strictures are seen in a subset of patients with chronic
pancreatitis. Most patients are asymptomatic and require no intervention. In some patients …