title: Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2015: Pancreaticobiliary update.
abstract: This update critiques the key abstracts relevant to endoscopic evaluation or interventions in pancreatic and biliary diseases that were presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2015. We selected 20 abstracts based on their clinical significance, relevance to endoscopic practice and impact on patient management.
authors.affiliation: Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, Orlando, USA.
authors.forename: Shyam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varadarajulu
authors.affiliation: Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, Orlando, USA.
authors.forename: Ji Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Bang
mesh_terms: D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019160:Endosonography / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: biliary drainage; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP); endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS); interventional EUS; pancreatic cysts