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 …

This is one of a series of statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common clinical
situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal …

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 …

Diese Leitlinie umfasst erstmals die akute wie auch die chronische Pankreatitis, um so
Übergänge der beiden ehemals getrennt wahrgenommenen Krankheitsbilder gemäß einem …

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 …

Background Disconnected pancreatic duct (DPD) after development of walled-off necrosis
(WON) predisposes to recurrent (peri) pancreatic fluid collection (PFC). In this randomized …

Background and Aim Metal stents are being used more frequently for transmural endoscopic
drainage of pancreatic fluid collections (PFC) despite lack of data. The present systematic …

Background and study aims: Recently, a novel fully covered and biflanged metal stent
(BFMS) dedicated to the drainage of walled-off necrosis (WON) was developed. The aim of …