Background The role and timing of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
(ERCP) in acute gallstone pancreatitis remains controversial. A number of clinical trials and …

Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory process of the pancreas that frequently involves
peripancreatic tissues and at times remote organ systems. The severity of the disease varies …

Gallstones or cholelithiasis are a major public health problem in Europe and other
developed countries and affect up to 20% of the population. Gallstone disease is the most …

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute pancreatitis were published by the
American College of Gastroenterology in 1997 (1). These and subsequent guidelines (2–7) …

Abstract Background In preparing the Japanese (JPN) guidelines for the management of
acute pancreatitis 2021, the committee focused the issues raised by the results of …

Background Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and magnetic resonance
cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) are tests used in the diagnosis of common bile duct …

Background: Early endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) should be
performed in all patients with acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) and coexisting acute …

Background Acute pancreatitis in pregnancy is rare. We report our institutional therapeutic
approaches to this disease and its effect on maternal and fetal outcomes. Methods A …

Objective: To compare the efficacy of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography±
endoscopic sphincterotomy (ERCP±ES) versus traditional conservative management in …

Establishing a biliary etiology in acute pancreatitis is clinically important because of the
potential need for invasive treatment, such as endoscopic retrograde …