As discussed above, there are many different techniques for pancreatic pseudocyst drainage, including surgical methods, and transcutaneous, transpapillary, and transenteric approaches, with and ...

Therefore, thorough preoperative imaging including EUS, MRCP or ERCP, and sometimes pancreatic ductoscopy, which can also be repeated intraoperatively, is useful. The surgeon needs to be prepared to ...

Pancreatic cancer is rare but life-threatening At the same time it can be asymptomatic in the early stages making it difficult to detect and treat on time Here’s what a doctor wants you to know ...

A pancreatic cancer diagnosis can be startling. One young survivor, who battled this disease during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

EUS remains a powerful tool for visualizing pancreatic lesions, but challenges persist due to the similarity in appearance between benign and malignant lesions. AI-assisted EUS has demonstrated ...

It has been in the last couple of years that doctors have found the link between pancreas cancer and those with certain ...

Using mini probe-based laser optical cameras, Krishna and his team reach the pancreas through a procedure called endoscopic ultrasound. This approach allows them to perform a “virtual biopsy ...

ERCP is used primarily to diagnose and treat conditions of the bile ducts and pancreas. ERCP combines the use of x-rays and an endoscope, which is a long, flexible, lighted tube. Through the endoscope ...

Surgery, which traditionally was the major treatment approach for pancreatic pseudocysts, has been challenged by newer endoscopic techniques. Given the low complication and mortality rates and the ...