Hepatology, Siu Lam and colleagues1 highlight research demonstrating that sterile-filtered
intestinal microbiota transplant (IMT; referred to as faecal microbiota transplant by Lam and …

Chronic pancreatitis is a long-term illness leading to hospital admissions and readmission.
This disease is often caused by heavy alcohol consumption and smoking. Patients with …

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is an inflammatory process characterized by irreversible
morphological changes in the pancreas. Pain is the predominant symptom observed during …

Background Digital single-operator pancreatoscopy (DSOP)-guided lithotripsy is a novel
treatment modality for pancreatic endotherapy, with demonstrated technical success in …

Pancreatic stones are the result of pathophysiologic changes in chronic pancreatitis with an
incidence of more than 90%. At present, pancreatic extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (P …

Background Pain is the primary symptom of chronic pancreatitis (CP) and remains a
considerable therapeutic challenge. In patients with obstruction of the pancreatic duct …

Background Endoscopic intervention combined with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
(ESWL) is recommended as the first line therapy for large pancreatic stones, yet both can …

Chronic pancreatitis (CP), a disease of diverse etiology, is associated with progressive and
irreversible changes leading to the destruction of functional pancreatic tissue with resulting …

Background: No randomized controlled trials have substantiated endoscopic
decompression of the pancreatic duct in patients with painful chronic pancreatitis. Objective …

We have other concerns about the trial. First, more than 20% of patients were surgical
patients, a population with many confounders and in which adjuvant therapy is likely to have …