Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) are increasingly used for treatment of pancreatic fluid collections (PFC); some ... None of the factors analysed such as type (walled off necrosis vs pseudocyst) ...

Endoscopic drainage can be performed through the major papilla (transpapillary) or through the gastric (endoscopic cystogastrostomy) and duodenal (endoscopic cystoduodenostomy) walls. Endoscopic ...

Most noteworthy is the danger of eating charred or burnt food, which contain toxic compounds that can raise the chances of developing prostate, bowel and ultra-lethal pancreatic cancer.

The interventions were a 5 mm sized pancreatic sphincterotomy and placement of a 7 Fr pancreatic stent. Somatostatin ... Ten patients (35.7%) had 14 pseudocysts. Endotherapy was successful in ...

He ultimately opted to have three stents inserted. May admitted he "could have died" from the state of his arteries, which he would not have known about if he had not gotten the angiogram test.

Brian Nolan, the brother of singer Linda Nolan, has said that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer following his sister’s death. Loose Women and Celebrity Big Brother star Linda, who long ...

Pancreatitis may be caused by gallstones, drinking a lot of alcohol, pancreatic cancer ... It can cause pseudocysts to form when tissue and other debris collect on your pancreas.

Pancreatitis and type 2 diabetes share some of the same risk factors. Diabetes can increase your risk of pancreatic cancer if you’ve had diabetes for more than 5 years. Diabetes can also be a ...

After 24 hours, an ERCP confirmed active contrast media leakage in the pancreatic duct, confirming the AAST grade III lesion. A pancreatic stent was placed across ... and demarcation of a 16 mm × 12 ...