Chronic Pancreatitis-Like Changes Detected by Endoscopic Ultrasound in Subjects without Signs of Pancreatic Disease: Do These Indicate Age-Related Changes, Effects of Xenobiotics, or Early Chronic Pancreatitis?

Pancreatology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 597-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Chiara Petrone ◽  
Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono ◽  
Francesco Perri ◽  
Silvia Carrara ◽  
Cinzia Boemo ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-38
Author(s):  
Pedro Moutinho-Ribeiro ◽  
Pedro Costa-Moreira ◽  
Ana Caldeira ◽  
Sílvia Leite ◽  
Susana Marques ◽  
...  

Abdominal pain related to pancreatic disease is often extremely disabling. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided celiac plexus block (CPB) is used to control pain associated with chronic pancreatitis. EUS-guided celiac plexus neurolysis (CPN) is typically used to reduce pain associated with pancreatic cancer and can be considered early at the time of diagnosis of inoperable disease. EUS-guided celiac plexus interventions have been shown to be significantly effective in pancreatic pain relief, which is achieved in approximately 70–80% of patients with pancreatic cancer and in 50–60% of those with chronic pancreatitis. Serious complications from CPB and CPN are rare. Most frequent adverse events are diarrhoea, orthostatic hypotension, and a transient increase in abdominal pain. In this article, the Portuguese Group for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology (GRUPUGE) presents an updated perspective of the potential role of EUS-guided celiac plexus interventions, addressing the selection criteria and technical issues of different techniques and analysing recent data on their safety and efficacy.


1998 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. De BENEDICTIS ◽  
L. CAROTENUTO ◽  
G. CARRIERI ◽  
M. De LUCA ◽  
E. FALCONE ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chad S. Rogers ◽  
Larry L. Jacoby ◽  
Mitchell S. Sommers ◽  
Arthur Wingfield

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Z Guyton ◽  
Myriani Gorospe ◽  
Xiantao Wang ◽  
Yolanda D Mock ◽  
Gertrude C Kokkonen ◽  
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