The diagnosis and management of pancreatic cystic lesions remains a challenging area in gastroenterology. Differentiating benign from premalignant or premalignant from malignant cysts is complicated by the large overlap in…
Although endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is considered superior to MRI and CT in detecting pancreatic masses, it is the ability to target and place a needle into suspicious lesions that has…
Kenneth J. Chang, MD, Guest Editor Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) has recently turned 30. The previous dedicated volume of the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America to EUS was in 2005…
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has become enormously popular throughout the world because of its proven value in the management of patients with known and suspected biliary and pancreatic disease. The…
Strictures at the hilum are caused by varied conditions and don’t usually become symptomatic until obstructing the bile ducts, thus posing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to physicians. ERCP is the…
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is now almost exclusively a therapeutic modality for pancreatic as well as biliary disorders. ERCP alone or with associated pancreatic and biliary therapy can cause a…
The treatment of common biliary duct injuries after surgery is a permanent challenge for physicians, and management by a multidisciplinary team is often required. The endoscopic approach is a valuable…
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the first-line management in most situations when a benign biliary stricture is suspected. Although management principles are similar in all subgroups, the anticipated response rates, need…
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the standard approach to gaining access to the biliary and pancreatic ductal systems. However, in a small subset of cases anatomic constraints imposed by disease…
Sampling at ERCP may be performed at the level of the papilla or of the biliopancreatic ducts. Samples collected at the level of the biliopancreatic ducts allow for diagnosing malignancy…
