Endoscopic Therapy for Pancreatic Benign Neoplasms

parenchyma-sparing pancreatectomy for benign pancreatic neoplasms

context the current literature suggests that minimally invasive surgery is associated with faster recovery and less morbidity than open surgery. parenchyma-sparing pancreatectomy is minimally invasive surgery, including enucleation, inferior head pancreatectomy, spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy, and central pancreatectomy, combined pancreatectomy such as inferior head pancreatectomy plus...

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Therapies in Pancreatic Neoplasms

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has evolved from being primarily a diagnostic modality into an interventional endoscopic tool for the management of both benign and malignant gastrointestinal illnesses. EUS-guided therapy has garnered particular interest as a minimally invasive approach for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, a disease often complicated by its aggressive course and poor survival. Th...

Predicting success of endoscopic aspiration for suspected pancreatic cystic neoplasms.

CONTEXT Analysis of pancreatic cyst fluid can play a role in the management of asymptomatic cystic neoplasms. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to determine whether cyst size or location can predict the success of cyst fluid collection and analysis. DESIGN Review of prospective management protocol. SETTING Tertiary care referral center. PATIENTS Three-hundreds and 70 patients with suspected pancrea...

Endoscopic stenting in benign pancreatic diseases.

The role of endoscopic therapy in the management of pancreatic diseases is continuously evolving; at present, most pathological conditions of the pancreas are successfully treated by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) or both. Endoscopic placement of stents has played and still plays a major role in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis, pseudocys...

Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Mucinous Pancreatic Neoplasms