Background Numerous prognostic scores have been published to support risk stratification
for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods We performed a systematic …

Background Acute pancreatitis (AP) is among the commonest non-malignant admission
diagnoses in gastroenterology. Its incidence in Germany lies between 13 and 43 per 100 …

Objective In up to 20% of patients, the aetiology of acute pancreatitis (AP) remains elusive
and is thus called idiopathic. On more detailed review these cases can often be explained …

Currently, due to the lack of universal definition for the early disease stage of chronic
pancreatitis, it is difficult to accurately classify these patient cohorts in existing scoring …

BACKGROUND Biliary microlithiasis/sludge is detected in approximately 30% of patients
with idiopathic acute pancreatitis (IAP). As recurrent biliary pancreatitis can be prevented …

Background: Non-anastomotic biliary strictures (NAS) are a common cause of morbidity and
mortality after liver transplantation. Methods: All patients with NAS from 2008 to 2016 were …

Introduction: Patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) as well as with pancreatic head
carcinoma (CA) undergo the surgical intervention named “pylorus-preserving …

In the early diagnostic workup of acute pancreatitis (AP), the role of contrast-enhanced CT is
to establish the diagnosis in uncertain cases, assess severity, and detect potential …

Abstract The European Pancreatic Club Lifetime Achievement Award is a distinction
awarded for research on the pancreas and service to European Pancreatology. It comes …

Pancreatic pseudocyst (PC) and walled-off necrosis (WON) are dreaded complications of
acute pancreatitis. Standard therapy consists of endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural …