Background: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a main tool in pancreatology for both
diagnosis and therapy. It allows minimally invasive differentiation of various diseases, with a …

Introduction Chronic pancreatitis is a heterogeneous and complex syndrome that, in most
cases, causes pain as a cardinal symptom and affects both the morphology and function of …

Abstract Background and Aim Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) findings of the pancreatic
parenchyma, such as hyperechoic foci/stranding and lobularity, may be associated with the …

Background Although accuracy of diagnosis codes for cirrhosis and chronic pancreatitis
(CP) has been evaluated in multiple studies, none have focused on patients with alcohol …

Background This study aimed to clarify whether any risk factors including clinical
characteristics, endosonographic features, and exocrine pancreatic dysfunction may be …

Elastography is a non-invasive method widely used to measure the stiffness of the tissues,
and it is available in most endoscopic ultrasound machines, using either qualitative or …

A new concept for the diagnosis and management of non-functional dyspepsia in guidelines
was lacking in the past decade. Medical advancement has proven pancreatic fibrosis …

Background The functional and morphological recovery following an episode of acute
pancreatitis (AP) in children still remains ill understood as research exploring this is limited …

Background: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a main tool in pancreatology for both
diagnosis and therapy. It allows minimally invasive differentiation of various diseases, with a …

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a clinically defined, usually progressive chronic inflammatory
disease of the pancreas based on a combination of signs and symptoms. Current criteria for …