title: The role of endoscopy in acute recurrent and chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
abstract: Endoscopy plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic pancreatitis as well as pancreatic cancer. Sphincterotomy and stone removal in biliary pancreatitis, stone extraction and drainage in chronic pancreatitis, and stent implantation in pancreatic cancer are the predominant procedures. With endoscopy, minimal invasive techniques are at hand to solve urgent and long term problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen gGmbH, Academic Teaching Hospital, University of Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jakobs
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Riemann
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D016896:Treatment Outcome