Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

The following is a summary of "Risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis due to placement of biliary self-expandable metal stents (SEMS): a single-center retrospective study," published in the March 2025 issue ...

The main goal of treatment for pancreas divisum is to enlarge or prop open (stent) the minor papilla to allow better flow of pancreatic secretions into the duodenum. If you have frequent or severe ...

Medtronic has signed an agreement for the distribution of Dragonfly Endoscopy’s pancreaticobiliary system in the US.

and prophylactic placement of a pancreatic duct stent in high-risk patients. A proper understanding of the patient- and procedure-related risk factors has led to a strategy of carefully selecting ...

How pancreatic cancer causes jaundice ... then a gastroenterologist will do an ERCP and put a stent inside bile duct to decrease the jaundice and prepare the patient for surgery.

Obstructive jaundice is often the first symptom of malignant disease of the pancreas (for example, pancreatic ampullary carcinoma and carcinoma of the papilla of Vater). As jaundice increases, it ...