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 ...

and prophylactic placement of a pancreatic duct stent in high-risk patients. A proper understanding of the patient- and procedure-related risk factors has led to a strategy of carefully selecting ...

The patient required emergent abdominal laparoscopy with the placement ... duct dilatation (maximum diameter 16 mm) with non-opacification of the distal portion (figure 1). Thus, brush cytology was ...

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012;6(1):105-114. When double-stent placement (duodenal and biliary) is considered, biliary stent placement can be performed either preceding or following ...

A new study could lead to more widespread use of imaging technique to improve survival and prevent complications.

which is a way to introduce contrast material into the person so that the bile ducts, gallbladder, and pancreatic duct can be viewed in detail using MRI. This will help in evaluating the severity ...

Of the various theories of the cause of pancreatitis the two that have received most attention in recent years are those of obstruction to outflow of the pancreatic secretions from the duct system ...

A large enough gallstone can get stuck at the junction where the main pancreatic duct and the common bile duct come together. These ducts empty into the duodenum, the first part of the small ...

During fetal development, the pancreas begins as two separate pieces of tissue that form individual ducts—the dorsal and ... divisum is to enlarge or prop open (stent) the minor papilla to allow ...

Palliative treatment is appropriate for most patients with cancer of the head of pancreas. Insertion of a biliary stent relieves jaundice and pruritus but it is not known if stenting affects other ...

Background Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is necessary to prevent thromboembolic complications after stent-assisted coiling (SAC) or flow-diversion (FD) for cerebral aneurysms, but the optimal ...