Background Japanese (JPN) guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis were
published in 2006. The severity assessment criteria for acute pancreatitis were later revised …

OBJECTIVES To provide health-care providers, patients, and physicians with an exhaustive
assessment of prospective studies on rates of complications and fatalities associated with …

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

Background Preliminary research suggests that rectally administered nonsteroidal
antiinflammatory drugs may reduce the incidence of pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde …

AGA Institute Technical Review on Acute Pancreatitis medigraphic.com SPANISH Revista de
Gastroenterología de México Asociación Mexicana de Gastroenterología Contents View …

The last 30 years have seen major developments in the management of gallstone-related
disease, which in the United States alone costs over 6 billion dollars per annum to treat …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the potential risk factors for endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) complications and to identify whether the risk factors are …

2. Methods The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) commissioned this
guideline which was then endorsed by its Governing Board. The method used to formulate …

Results: A total of 66 centers collected data on 5264 ERCPs, performed on 4561 patients. A
therapeutic intervention was attempted in 3447/4561 (76%) of patients as part of their first …

Background and aim Pancreatitis is one of the most frequent post-endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) complications. Previous meta-analyses show that …