Endoscopic ultrasound remains the preferred diagnostic method for unexplained recurrent acute pancreatitis. The American Gastroenterological Association released 8 best practice statements for using ...

The burden of recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis in children may be higher than previously thought, with high costs related to repeated hospitalizations, report a pair of new studies. The burden ...

Professor, Wake Forest University Medical Center and Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Director, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorders Service, Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, ...

What is the recommended approach to the management of acute recurrent idiopathic pancreatitis? The patient has had biliary sphincterotomy and cholecystectomy without benefit. Endoscopic ultrasound ...

Pediatric pancreatitis contributes to high healthcare costs and recurrent hospitalizations. Children with recurrent acute or chronic pancreatitis are likely to have high healthcare costs and a high ...

THE management of the patient with recurrent pancreatitis is controversial. It will probably continue to be so until there is a better understanding of the underlying causative mechanisms. Of the ...

The treatment goals of chronic pancreatitis can roughly be divided into pain management, prevention and management of complications and improvement of pancreatic insufficiency Surgery outperforms ...

January 4, 2016 - The burden of recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis in children may be higher than previously thought, with high costs related to repeated hospitalizations, report a pair of ...