Complications were reported in 5% of cases, including mild pancreatitis, digestive perforation, and hemorrhage. One patient died due to pulmonary embolism. Conclusion: ERCP remains a crucial procedure ...

The spring meeting of the Irish Society for Gastroenterology highlighted research into current clinical practices – while ...

A deep learning–based model accurately performs automated processing of CT scans of the pancreas of individuals with and ...

Overuse of alcohol is a major cause of acute and chronic pancreatitis in both developed and developing countries. The disease usually presents as an acute episode of pancreatitis and progresses ...

Autoimmune pancreatitis is a rare systemic fibrotic inflammatory disorder that can affect organs such as the bile ducts, salivary glands, and retroperitoneal lymph nodes, in addition to the pancreas.

Scans are then taken that can accurately detect acute inflammation of the gallbladder. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the preferred method for detecting gallstones in the ...

The complexity of procedures also affects outcomes. A scale of complexity for ERCP was developed in 20001 and has been used in a modified form.2 Our goal was to update that scale and to develop one ...

7 Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK ...