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SUBMITTER: Plavsic I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6198307 | biostudies-other | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy 20181001 10
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is common gastrointestinal disease of varied aetiology. The most common cause of AP is gallstones, followed by alcohol abuse as an independent risk factor. With the increased need for invasive techniques to treat pancreatic and bile duct pathologies such as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), AP has emerged as the most frequent complication. While severe AP following ERCP is rare (0.5%), if it does develop it has a greater severity index compared to non ...[more]