Tarnasky Paul R, Linder Jeffrey D
Digestive Health Associates of Texas, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, 221 West Colorado Boulevard, Suite #630, Pavilion II, Dallas, TX 75208, USA.
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2007 Apr;17(2):307-22, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2007.03.008.
Acute pancreatitis represents numerous unique challenges to the practicing digestive disease specialist. Clinical presentations of acute pancreatitis vary from trivial pain to devastating acute illness with a significant risk of death. This article focuses on the diagnosis and endoscopic treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis.