A long (7 cm) prophylactic pancreatic stent decreases incidence of post-endoscopic papillectomy pancreatitis: a retrospective study

Background and study aims Endoscopic papillectomy (EP) is a minimally invasive treatment for ampullary neoplasms and is recognized as an alternative treatment to surgical resection; however, there are few reports on a suitable pancreatic stent (PS) after EP for preventing pancreatitis. The aim of th...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiro Minami, Eisuke Iwasaki, Shintaro Kawasaki, Seiichiro Fukuhara, Takashi Seino, Tadashi Katayama, Yoichi Takimoto, Hiroki Tamagawa, Yujiro Machida, Masayasu Horibe, Minoru Kitago, Haruhiko Ogata, Takanori Kanai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-11-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1010-5581