The incidence of acute pancreatitis continues to increase worldwide, and it is one of the
most common gastrointestinal causes for hospital admission in the USA. In the past decade …

The incidence of acute pancreatitis continues to rise, inducing substantial medical and
social burden, with annual costs exceeding $2 billion in the United States alone. Although …

1 ESGE suggests using contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) as the first-line
imaging modality on admission when indicated and up to the 4th week from onset in the …

ESGE suggests endoscopic therapy and/or extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) as
the first-line therapy for painful uncomplicated chronic pancreatitis (CP) with an obstructed …

Background & Aims Infected necrotizing pancreatitis is a highly morbid disease with poor
outcomes. Intervention strategies have progressed from open necrosectomy to minimally …

Objective Although lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) are increasingly used for drainage
of walled-off necrosis (WON), their advantage over plastic stents is unclear. We compared …

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

Background and Aims Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs) have proven to be effective for
drainage of pancreatic walled-off necrosis (WON), although associated adverse events …

Objective Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) are believed to clinically improve
endoscopic transluminal drainage of infected necrosis when compared with double-pigtail …

Objective In treating pancreatic walled-off necrosis (WON), lumen-apposing metal stents
(LAMS) have not proven superior to the traditional double pigtail technique (DPT). Among …