There has been an increase in the incidence of acute pancreatitis reported worldwide.
Despite improvements in access to care, imaging and interventional techniques, acute …

Acute pancreatitis comprises, in terms of clinical, pathologic, biochemical, and bacteriologic
data, four entities. Interstitial edematous pancreatitis and necrotizing pancreatitis are the …

Background and Aims Endoscopic transmural drainage/debridement of pancreatic walled-
off necrosis (WON) has been performed using double-pigtail plastic (DP), fully covered self …

Background and Aims EUS-guided drainage of peripancreatic fluid collection
(PFC)(pancreatic pseudocyst [PP] or walled-off necrosis [WON]) by using a novel lumen …

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

Pancreatic pseudocysts are complications of acute or chronic pancreatitis. Initial diagnosis is
accomplished most often by cross-sectional imaging. Endoscopic ultrasound with fine …

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

Pediatric pancreatitis has received much attention during the past few years. Numerous
reports have identified an increasing trend in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis in children …

In recent years, treatment of severe acute pancreatitis has shifted away from early surgical
treatment to aggressive intensive care. While the treatment is conservative in the early …

Background: Comparative outcomes after endoscopic drainage of specific types of
symptomatic pancreatic fluid collections, defined by using standardized nomenclature, have …