SAN DIEGO -- Minor papilla endoscopic sphincterotomy did not reduce the risk of acute pancreatitis in patients with acute recurrent pancreatitis and pancreas divisum, a sham-controlled randomized ...

SAN DIEGO — In treating pancreas divisum, the common use of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with minor papilla endoscopic sphincterotomy showed no significant benefit over ...

SAN DIEGO — Patients with pancreas divisum did not experience reduced risk for acute pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde ... et al. Minor papilla sphincterotomy does not reduce the risk ...

Six weeks later, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was repeated, with sphincterotomy of the minor papilla and placement of a stent. The patient’s pain resolved, and her lipase levels ...

endoscopic therapy may relieve outflow obstruction by enlarging the minor papilla. Endoscopic therapy may be considered for patients with objective signs of outflow obstruction and should not be ...

In pancreas divisum, however, they drain via the dorsal duct and the narrower minor papilla Pancreas divisum ... (magnetic MRCP) or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

The treatment is typically endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with minor papilla sphincterotomy. An ERCP is performed using an endoscope that will help your doctor place a ...

secondary to increased ductal pressures from a relatively narrowed outflow tract through the minor papilla. When a patient is being considered for endoscopic evaluation and therapy for acute ...