title: [Endoscopic sphincterotomy in acute pancreatitis].
abstract: The author thinks endoscopic sphincterotomy, precociously performed in severe biliary pancreatitis, is an effective method for preventing the evolution to necrosis. This system, with acceptable risk if executed by expert operators, reduces the need of surgical operation to patients with local septic complications.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Sandro Pertini, Prima Divisione Chirurgica, Roma.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gargiulo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000601:surgery*; D009803:Sphincter of Oddi / Q000601:surgery*