Endoscopic stent placement has been recommended as an alternative treatment for this condition. Weber et al. evaluated the long-term benefits of endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP ...

Once the stent expands, an attempt to pass a side-viewing scope can be made to perform ERCP. Type II strictures are technically the most challenging due to difficulty in identification of the papilla.

An 88-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset left-sided lower abdominal pain and fever. On physical examination, focal abdominal guarding was noted in the ...

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for stent placement and laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder removal. The complex surgery was performed by a team led by advanced ...