Endoscopic management of acute pancreatitis.
Acute pancreatitis represents numerous unique challenges to the practicing digestive disease specialist. Clinical presentations of acute pancreatitis vary from trivial pain to devastating acute illness with a significant risk of death. This article focuses on the diagnosis and endoscopic treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis.
Tarnasky
Paul R
PR
Digestive Health Associates of Texas, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, 221 West Colorado Boulevard, Suite #630, Pavilion II, Dallas, TX 75208, USA. paul.tarnasky@dhat.com
Linder
Jeffrey D
JD
D000208:Acute Disease; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic