title: JPN Guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis: treatment of gallstone-induced acute pancreatitis.
abstract: Gallstones, along with alcohol, are one of the primary etiological factors of acute pancreatitis, and knowledge of the etiology as well as the diagnosis and management of gallstones, is crucial for managing acute pancreatitis. Because of this, evidence regarding the management of gallstone-induced pancreatitis in Japan was collected, and recommendation levels were established by comparing current clinical practices with optimal clinical practices. The JPN Guidelines for managing gallstone-induced acute pancreatitis recommend two procedures: (1) an urgent endoscopic procedure should be performed in patients in whom biliary duct obstruction is suspected and in patients complicated by cholangitis (Recommendation A); and (2) after the attack of gallstone pancreatitis has subsided, a laparoscopic cholecystectomy should be performed during the same hospital stay (Recommendation B).
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8543, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasutoshi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Tadahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawarada
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mayumi
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sekimoto
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirota
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Isaji
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Katsusuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satake
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otsuki
authors.forename: Seiki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuno
mesh_terms: D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*