Laparoscopic surgery offers several significant advantages over open surgery, including more rapid recovery, lower wound complication rates, shorter hospital stay with its associated cost savings, and avoidance of large, chevron-type…
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive fibroinflammatory process of the pancreas in which the pancreatic secretory parenchyma is damaged and replaced by fibrous tissue, resulting in morphologic changes of the…
Pseudocysts are common lesions of the pancreas that arise from pancreatic ductal disruption. They range from simple, self-resolving cysts to complex, life-threatening cysts that present challenging management decisions. The Atlanta…
Since its introduction, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has been an important tool for the confirmation and treatment of acute and chronic pancreatic disease. However, compared with other endoscopic procedures, ERCP…
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a unique form of corticosteroid responsive chronic pancreatitis. In recent years, a distinct clinical presentation, histology, serology, and subtypes of AIP have been identified. This rare…
Burden of Acute Pancreatitis in the Modern Era Recent national survey data indicate a rising incidence of acute pancreatitis in the United States, attributed primarily to a rise in biliary…
Jacques Van Dam, MD, PhD, Guest Editor An issue devoted to the modern management of pancreatic disease? Really ? Is there a cure for pancreatic cancer? Well… no. Have we…
In the past decade, there has been a seismic shift in the use of imaging for Crohn disease (CD) away from small-bowel follow-through (SBFT) to cross-sectional techniques, most commonly computed…
Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Although inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is found worldwide, the majority of studies have focused on white populations in North America and Europe. The incidence (or…
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is classically characterized by periods of remission and clinical relapse. In some patients disease may take an aggressive course that involves frequent relapses, continued active disease,…
