Background and aims: Clarification of the position of the European Society of
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) regarding the interventional options available for …

Background Biliary and pancreatic stents are tubular devices made of plastic or metal used
primarily to establish patency of an obstructed bile or pancreatic duct. Stents may also be …

Background/objectives This paper is part of the international consensus guidelines on
chronic pancreatitis, presenting for interventional endoscopy. Methods An international …

BACKGROUND: Recently, placement of fully covered self-expandable metal stents
(FCSEMSs) has been proposed as an alternative treatment for the management of benign …

Background Although early laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice for
patients with acute cholecystitis, percutaneous cholecystostomy has been performed in …

OBJECTIVES: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biliary drainage (EUSBD) with plastic
stents has been introduced as an alternative to percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage …

BACKGROUND: Fully covered self-expandable metal stent (FCSEMS) placement has
recently been tried in the management of refractory pancreatic-duct strictures associated …

Fully covered self-expandable metal stents (FCSEMS) represent the latest advancement of
metal biliary stents used to endoscopically treat a variety of obstructive biliary pathology. A …

Parallel zum technischen Fortschritt in der Endoskopie und der Spezialisierung der
Mediziner hat sich ein spezialisierter Arbeitsplatz entwickelt, indem sich spezielle Pflege …

Endoscopic treatment of chronic pancreatitis (CP) aims to relieve pain by draining the main
pancreatic duct (MPD) and to treat loco-regional complications. Half of patients have …