Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 1:17PM EST

Endoscopic Therapy

1. Long-term follow-up of endoscopic stenting in patients with chronic pancreatitis secondary to pancreas divisum.

Author
Vitale GC; Vitale M; Vitale DS; Binford JC; Hill B;
Institution
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA, gcvita01@earthlink.net.
Journal
Surg Endosc. 2007 May 19;.
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2. Endotherapy for chronic pancreatitis with intracanalar stones.

Author
Maydeo A; Soehendra N; Reddy N; Bhandari S; Maydeo A; Soehendra N; Reddy N; Bhandari S;
Institution
Institute of Advanced Endoscopy, Mumbai, India. ddc_endo@hotmail.com
Journal
Endoscopy. 2007 Jul;39(7):653-8. Epub 2007 May 21.
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3. Endoscopic stent therapy for patients with chronic pancreatitis: results from a prospective follow-up study.

Author
Weber A; Schneider J; Neu B; Meining A; Born P; Schmid RM; Prinz C;
Institution
From the II. Medizinische Klinik and Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munchen, Germany.
Journal
Pancreas. 2007 Apr;34(3):287-94.
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4. Limited effect of thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy in the treatment of severe chronic pancreatitis pain: a prospective long-term analysis of 75 cases.

Author
Buscher HC; Schipper EE; Wilder-Smith OH; Jansen JB; van Goor H;
Institution
Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Journal
Surgery. 2008 Jun;143(6):715-22. Epub 2008 May 15.
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5. An objective study of pain relief in chronic pancreatitis from bilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy.

Author
Davis BR; Vitale M; Lecompte M; Vitale D; Vitale GC;
Institution
University of Louisville, Department of Surgery, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. drbrdavis72@gmail.com
Journal
Am Surg. 2008 Jun;74(6):510-4; discussion 514-5.
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6. Efficacy of s-type stents for the treatment of the main pancreatic duct stricture in patients with chronic pancreatitis.

Author
Ishihara T; Yamaguchi T; Seza K; Tadenuma H; Saisho H;
Institution
Department of Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan. Ishihara@faculty.chiba-u.jp
Journal
Scand J Gastroenterol. 2006 Jun;41(6):744-50.
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7. The role of endoscopy in patients with chronic pancreatitis.

Author
Adler DG; Lichtenstein D; Baron TH; Davila R; Egan JV; Gan SL; Qureshi WA; Rajan E; Shen B; Zuckerman MJ; Lee KK; VanGuilder T; Fanelli RD;
Institution
Journal
Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Jun;63(7):933-7.

8. Multiple stenting of refractory pancreatic duct strictures in severe chronic pancreatitis: long-term results.

Author
Costamagna G; Bulajic M; Tringali A; Pandolfi M; Gabbrielli A; Spada C; Petruzziello L; Familiari P; Mutignani M;
Institution
Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, A. Gemelli University Hospital, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy. gcostamagna@rm.unicatt.it
Journal
Endoscopy. 2006 Mar;38(3):254-9.
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9. Endoscopic sphincterotomy in the treatment of cholangiopancreatic diseases.

Author
Li, Zhi-Hua; Chen, Min; Liu, Ji-Kui; Ding, Jun; Dong, Jia-Hong;
Institution
Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery of PLA, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
Journal
World J Gastroenterol 2005 May 7;11(17):2678-80.
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10. Outcome and early complications of ERCP: a prospective single center study.

Author
Suissa, A; Yassin, K; Lavy, A; Lachter, J; Chermech, I; Karban, A; Tamir, A; Eliakim, R;
Institution
Department of Gastroenterology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. a_suissa@rambam.health.gov.il
Journal
Hepatogastroenterology 2005 Mar-Apr;52(62):352-5.
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