Pancreatography in chronic pancreatitis: international definitions.

Magnetic resonance imaging of acute pancreatitis: the pancreatogram.

CONTEXT Acute pancreatitis has been reported in many cases after therapeutic ERCP. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 65 year man old who, after ERCP, manifested biologically acute pancreatitis. The patient was observed using dynamic MR pancreatography with secretin administration before and after the ERCP. The dynamic MR pancreatography prominently displays a radiological sign of early chro...

Comparison of the oral (PABA) pancreatic function test, the secretin-pancreozymin test and endoscopic retrograde pancreatography in chronic alcohol induced pancreatitis.

The oral (PABA) pancreatic function test (PFT), the secretin-pancreozymin test and endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERCP) have been carried out in 32 patients with suspected chronic alcohol induced pancreatitis (CAIP) in order to evaluate which, if any, test was most likely to confirm the provisional diagnosis. Thirty one patients had changes of minimal (n = 6) moderate (n = 7) or advance...

Comparison of pancreatic morphology and exocrine functional impairment in patients with chronic pancreatitis.

A comparative analysis of pancreatic morphology and exocrine function was performed prospectively in 48 patients. All patients had transabdominal ultrasound, computed tomography, endoscopic retrograde pancreatography, and a secretin-caerulein test. Classification of ultrasound, computed tomography, and pancreatogram findings was based on the Cambridge classification. In 10 patients, no pancreat...

Is secretin magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreatography an effective guide for a diagnostic and/or therapeutic flow-chart in acute recurrent pancreatitis?

EUS and chronic pancreatitis.

EUS provides unique information on pancreatic morphology, but the clinical value of EUS in managing patients with suspected or proven chronic pancreatitis remains controversial. The overriding concern appears to be that widespread application of EUS will result in overdiagnosis of chronic pancreatitis in the general population. Clearly, further work is required to clarify the clinical implicati...