refinement of endoscopic methods, search for an effective pharmacological agent for prophylaxis, and prophylactic placement of a pancreatic duct stent in high-risk patients. A proper understanding ...

Once the stent expands, an attempt to pass a side-viewing scope can be made to perform ERCP. Type II strictures are technically the most challenging due to difficulty in identification of the papilla.

An 88-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset left-sided lower abdominal pain and fever. On physical examination, focal abdominal guarding was noted in the ...