Chronic pancreatitis is defined as a continuous inflammatory pancreatic disease, one characterized by irreversible morphological changes, often associates with pain and sometimes with the loss of endocrine and exocrine function. As a histological confirmation of chronic pancreatitis is often unavailable, the diagnosis is traditionally based on imaging methods such as computerized tomography (CT...

Lemmel syndrome is a rare entity that causes biliary obstruction due to compression of the common bile duct by periampullary diverticulum. It can manifest as acute cholangitis and often underdiagnosed. However, once identified, it be successfully treated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, being one most used methods. should considered in elderly patients diagnosis duodenal div...