title: [Acute pancreatitis--is endoscopic papillotomy a reliable therapy?].
abstract: The diagnostic criteria of biliary pancreatitis are defined, and the clinical picture of the disease is contrasted with that of the heterogeneous group of acute, non-biliary pancreatitis. Based on data obtained with and without controls, endoscopic therapies for acute pancreatitis are recommended.
authors.affiliation: Inneren Abteilung, Raphaelsklinik, Münster, Deutschland.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: van Husen
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome