title: Is idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis attributed to small stones?
abstract: Idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis remains a clinical challenge. Intraductal ultrasonography in the management of idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis may be a new strategy for undetermined causes after initial diagnostic approaches, including endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP). However, no definite cause after ERCP should be defined under optimal settings and with experienced technique.
authors.affiliation: Wai-Keung Chow, Division of Gastroenterology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 407, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wai-Keung
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: Yen-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Peng
keywords: Biliary stone; Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography; Idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis