The following is a summary of "Risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis due to placement of biliary self-expandable metal stents (SEMS): a single-center retrospective study," published in the March 2025 issue ...

Health Dialogues presents an expert-led conversation on MASLD (Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease) — the updated term ...

Electrical activity is measured and appears on a paper printout. ERCP or endoscopy ERCP, or endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography, is an x-ray of the pancreatic and bile ducts combined ...

People often think of liver disease as a condition that is linked to excessive drinking of alcohol, getting hepatitis, or ...

In the benign diseases of the biliary tract, the colangiopancreatic endoscopy (ERCP) has long already become indispensable and is gold standard but it does not cease to evolve. The addition of ...

A doctor or specialist nurse looks at the pictures from the data recorder to help find out the cause of your symptoms. A small bowel capsule endoscopy can examine the part of the bowel that other ...

2008;23(3):344-347. There have been several efforts to develop an effective preventive strategy that will eliminate or reduce the risk or severity of post-ERCP pancreatitis. Most of the ...

Results The data for upper endoscopy and for colonoscopy are shown. Those for EUS and ERCP will be presented Conclusion A scale for ranking the complexity of the common endoscopic procedures has been ...

Background Recent meta-analyses suggested diclofenac may be superior to indomethacin in preventing post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP). The aim of our study ...

Pancreas divisum is a congenital condition affecting drainage. Learn its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options, ...