GLP-1 receptor agonists for patients with diabetes was not associated with an increased risk for acute pancreatitis, a ...

Acute pancreatitis occurred in 34.7% of patients who underwent ERCP with minor papillotomy and 43.8% of those who had sham ERCP. Chronic pancreatitis and pancreas-related pain were also similar ...

“Patients who underwent ERCP with sphincterotomy were just as likely as those who did not have this procedure to develop acute pancreatitis again,” Coté reported. While clinical guidelines ...

Among 148 patients, 34.7% of those who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with minor papilla sphincterotomy had an acute pancreatitis event more than 30 days later ...

Among 148 patients, 34.7% of those who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with minor papilla sphincterotomy had an acute pancreatitis event more than 30 days later ...

However, ERCP itself can cause acute pancreatitis in 10%-20% of patients and may instigate other issues later, such as scarring of the pancreas opening, which may lead to other symptoms ...

The cause of acute pancreatitis is easily identifiable in ... endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), bile analysis (for the detection of microlithiasis), serologic testing (for ...

Computed tomography (CT) scan is a powerful X-ray and the best diagnostic test for acute pancreatitis. Your doctor may perform a contrast-enhanced CT scan because the contrast highlights any ...

Computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen with intravenous contrast is the study of choice for severe cases of acute pancreatitis. If CT with contrast is unavailable or contraindicated, magnetic ...

For patients with acute pancreatitis secondary to gallstones, a cholecystectomy should be performed unless the patient has cholangitis, in which an ERCP is indicated to prevent recurrences.

Post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) occurs in as many as 15% of patients ... patients who have disorders of the sphincter of Oddi and patients with a history of acute pancreatitis are at higher risk.” ...