title: Endoscopic Therapies for Chronic Pancreatitis.
abstract: Chronic pancreatitis is a fibroinflammatory disease of the pancreas leading to varying degrees of endocrine and exocrine dysfunction. Treatment options are generally designed to control the pain of chronic pancreatitis, and endoscopic therapy is one of the main treatment modalities. Herein, we describe the endoscopic management of pancreatic duct calculi and strictures, entrapment of the intrapancreatic bile duct, celiac plexus interventions, and drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts.
authors.affiliation: Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH, 03756, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.affiliation: Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH, 03756, USA. Timothy.B.Gardner@Hitchcock.org.
authors.forename: Timothy B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D002137:Calculi / Q000601:surgery; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents
keywords: Celiac plexus block; Chronic pancreatitis; Pancreatic duct stones; Pancreatic duct stricture