This is one of a series of position statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common
clinical situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for …

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 …

In 1788 Cawley reported on a “free living young man” who had died of emaciation and
diabetes and whose postmortem examination revealed multiple pancreatic calculi. 1 In the …

Pancreatitis remains the most common complication of ERCP, occurring after 1% to 30% of
procedures, the frequency varying with thoroughness of follow-up, definition used, and …

Results: Of 140 eligible patients, only 72 agreed to be randomized. Surgery consisted of
resection (80%) and drainage (20%) procedures, while endotherapy included …

Endoprostheses are commonly used in the treatment of biliary and pancreatic disorders. The
frequency of and potential risk factors for stent migration, however, remain largely unknown …

Chronic pancreatitis is a disease of the pancreas in which recurrent inflammatory episodes
result in replacement of pancreatic parenchyma by fibrous connective tissue. This fibrotic …

Short-term complications are reported to occur after 5% to 10% of ERCPs with or without
sphincterotomy. 10, 11, 22-30, 32-48 Risk factors for overall and individual complications of …

Objective: Our objective was to analyze factors predicting outcomes after a total
pancreatectomy and islet autotransplantation (TP-IAT). Background: Chronic pancreatitis …

This is one of a series of statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common clinical
situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal …