This Guideline is an official statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
(ESGE). It addresses the prophylaxis of post-endoscopic retrograde …

Background & Aim Acute pancreatitis (AP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) traditionally have
been thought to be distinct diseases, but there is evidence that AP can progress to CP. Little …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) was the third most common gastrointestinal diagnosis in 2012,
resulting in approximately 275,000 admissions and costing about $2.6 billion. 1, 2 It is also …

Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), which is the most serious type of this disorder, is
associated with high morbidity and mortality. SAP runs a biphasic course. During the first 1-2 …

Background Acute pancreatitis (AP) is defined as an acute inflammatory attack of the
pancreas of sudden onset. Around 25% of patients have either moderately severe or severe …

Background Severe acute pancreatitis is a subtype of acute pancreatitis, associated with
multiple organ failure and systemic inflammatory response syndrome. In this qualitative …

Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is common in the general population and it poses a
heavy burden to society in the form of long-term disability, healthcare use and costs. The …

Objective Minimally invasive surgical necrosectomy and endoscopic necrosectomy,
compared with open necrosectomy, might improve outcomes in necrotising pancreatitis …

Abstract This Position Paper contains clinically oriented guidelines by the Italian Association
for the Study of the Pancreas (AISP) for the diagnosis and treatment of severe acute …

Background & Aims Sustained activation of the cytosolic calcium concentration induces
injury to pancreatic acinar cells and necrosis. The calcium release–activated calcium …