Description The purpose of this American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute
Clinical Practice Update is to review the available evidence and expert recommendations …

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 …

Objectives Interventional endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) procedures are gaining
popularity and the most commonly performed procedures include EUS-guided drainage of …

Background & Aims Endoscopic ultrasound–guided transmural drainage and necrosectomy
have become the standard treatment for patients with pancreatic walled-off necrosis (WON) …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common disease that normally runs a benign course in the
majority of patients. However in up to 20% of individuals the disease is severe and may be …

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 …

Background: Comparative outcomes after endoscopic drainage of specific types of
symptomatic pancreatic fluid collections, defined by using standardized nomenclature, have …

Results: 46 patients (37 men) underwent EUD and 53 patients (39 men) had CTD. The
mean age of the entire group was 50±13 years. There were no significant differences …

Background: Endoscopic drainage of pseudocysts using the transpapillary and transmural
approaches has been reported. We evaluated endoscopic drainage in 53 patients with …

BACKGROUND: Pancreatic necrosis and pancreatic abscess are severe complications of
acute pancreatitis. Surgery is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in these …