Nov 11, 2019

Endoscopic and surgical treatment options for chronic pancreatitis: an imaging perspective

Abdominal radiology (New York)
Krishna Prasad Shanbhogue, Ali Pourvaziri, Satheesh Krishna Jeyaraj, Avinash Kambadakone
Chronic pancreatitis is a chronic fibro-inflammatory syndrome characterized by chronic pancreatic inflammation leading to fibrosis and scarring. Patients with this multifactorial debilitating illness often require endoscopic or surgical intervention for treatment. Radiologists play a crucial role in pre-therapeutic workup as well as post-treatment imaging of chronic pancreatitis. This review summarizes the most common surgical and endoscopic treatment options that are currently available for...