Fully covered self-expandable metal stents to dilate persistent pancreatic strictures in chronic pancreatitis: long-term follow-up from a prospective study

A Tringali, SFV di Prampero, R Landi, V Bove… - Gastrointestinal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and Aims Symptomatic main pancreatic duct (MPD) strictures secondary to
chronic pancreatitis (CP) may benefit from endoscopic insertion of single or multiple plastic …

Long‐term outcomes of 6‐mm diameter fully covered self‐expandable metal stents in benign refractory pancreatic ductal stricture

D Oh, JH Lee, TJ Song, DH Park, SK Lee… - Digestive …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aim Fully covered self‐expandable metal stent (FCSEMS) placement has
been tried for pancreatic ductal strictures in chronic pancreatitis. However, the long‐term …

A biodegradable non-covered self-expandable stent to treat pancreatic duct strictures in chronic pancreatitis: a proof of principle

DL Cahen, SW van der Merwe, W Laleman… - Gastrointestinal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and Aims In chronic pancreatitis (CP), fibrotic pancreatic duct (PD) strictures
pose a therapeutic challenge, because endoscopic dilatation requires multiple procedures …

[HTML][HTML] Management of benign and malignant pancreatic duct strictures

E Dawod, M Kahaleh - Clinical Endoscopy, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The diagnosis and management of pancreatic strictures, whether malignant or benign,
remain challenging. The last 2 decades have seen dramatic progress in terms of both …

Pilot study of dumbbell-type covered self-expandable metal stent deployment for benign pancreatic duct stricture (with Videos)

T Yamada, T Ogura, A Okuda, M Imanishi… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Fully-covered, self-expandable metal stents (FCSEMS) have been deployed to
treat symptomatic chronic pancreatitis (CP) complicated with main pancreatic duct (MPD) …

[HTML][HTML] TOKYO criteria: Standardized reporting system for endoscopic biliary stent placement

T Hamada, Y Nakai, H Isayama - Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2018 - ijgii.org
Placement of a plastic or metal stent via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
(ERCP) currently serves as the first-line procedure for obstructive jaundice and acute …

10 Fr S‐type plastic pancreatic stents in chronic pancreatitis are effective for the treatment of pancreatic duct strictures and pancreatic stones

K Ito, N Okano, S Hara, K Takuma… - Gastroenterology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. Endoscopic pancreatic stenting for refractory pancreatic duct strictures associated with
impacted pancreatic stones in chronic pancreatitis cases has yielded conflicting results. We …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography: complications, emergencies, and related topics

TR Wojda, JD Nuschke, EA Smith, R Modi… - … Journal of Academic …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a commonly performed
procedure with both diagnostic and therapeutic indications. Following wider adoption of …