Endoscopic management of acute biliary pancreatitis.
Acute pancreatitis represents numerous unique challenges to the practicing digestive disease specialist. Clinical presentations of acute pancreatitis vary from trivial pain to severe acute illness with a significant risk of death. Urgent endoscopic treatment of acute pancreatitis is considered when there is causal evidence of biliary pancreatitis. This article focuses on the diagnosis and endoscopic treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis.
Gastroenterology Fellowship, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, 1441 North Beckley Avenue, Dallas, TX 75203, USA.
Vincent C
VC
Kuo
Paul R
PR
Tarnasky
D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D042883:Choledocholithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D062072:Patient Acuity; D046628:Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic
Biliary pancreatitis; ERCP; Pancreatic duct stenting; Sphincterotomy; Timing of ERCP