Endoscopic therapy for chronic pancreatitis / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

Chronic pancreatitis is a disease of progressive fibrosis in pancreatic tissue, with the characteristic pathological changes of pancreatic duct stones and main pancreatic duct stenosis, some patients may frequently experience pancreatic abdominal pain or acute pancreatitis or develop the complications such as pancreatic pseudocyst and biliary stricture. Endoscopic therapy is the first-line treatment of chronic pancreatitis and has a good clinical effect in the treatment of pancreatic duct stones, main pancreatic duct stenosis, abdominal pain, and complications. With the development of technology, the complications of endoscopic therapy will be further reduced, and patients’ treatment outcome will be further improved. Endoscopic therapy may bring more benefits to patients with chronic pancreatitis.