ArticleAnnals of gastroenterology2012
Role of endoscopic ultrasound in idiopathic acute pancreatitis with negative ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography.
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- Endoscopic Ultrasound for Routine Assessment in Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2019Pooled it
- BILIARY SLUDGE-ASSOCIATED ACUTE PANCREATITIS: CLINICAL SPECTRUM, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT.Arquivos de gastroenterologia · 2026Review
- Endoscopic Ultrasound to Identify the Actual Cause of Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Endoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatic Duct Anomalies.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Exploring the Optimal Timing of Endoscopic Ultrasound Performance Post-Acute Idiopathic Pancreatitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- EUS is superior to secretin-enhanced cholangio-MRI to establish the etiology of idiopathic acute pancreatitis.Endoscopy international open · 2020Article
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- Role of endoscopic ultrasound in idiopathic pancreatitis.World journal of gastroenterology · 2017Review
- The Diagnostic Usefulness of Serum Total Bile Acid Concentrations in the Early Phase of Acute Pancreatitis of Varied Etiologies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2017Article
- Prospective Endoscopic Ultrasound-Based Approach to the Evaluation of Idiopathic Pancreatitis: Causes, Response to Therapy, and Long-term Outcome.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2016Article
- Comparison of Endoscopic Ultrasonography, Computed Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Pancreas Cystic Lesions.Medicine · 2015Article
- Role of endoscopic ultrasonography in patients with first episode of idiopathic acute pancreatitis.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2014Article
- Can early endoscopic ultrasound predict pancreatic necrosis in acute pancreatitis?Annals of gastroenterology · 2014Article
- Endoscopic ultrasound as a diagnostic and predictive tool in idiopathic acute pancreatitis.Annals of gastroenterologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIdiopathic acute pancreatitis (IAP) is a diagnostic challenge. Finding a treatable cause after appropriate investigation may help to prevent recurrent pancreatitis and further management. The aim of our study was to retrospectively report our experience with endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in investigating patients with IAP.
methodsForty patients (26 males; age range: 17-72 years) of IAP with no underlying cause identified on transabdominal ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography were studied. In 23 patients (57.5%), it was the first attack of acute pancreatitis whereas in 17 patients (42.5%) there was at least one previous attack of documented acute pancreatitis. EUS examination was done using a radial echoendoscope.
resultsTwenty (50%) of the patients had biliary tract disease (cholelithiasis in 3, gallbladder sludge in 13, choledocholithiasis in 1 and common bile duct sludge in 3 patients). One each had an 8 mm tumor in the head of pancreas and pancreas divisum. No underlying cause could be found in 18 (45%) patients. Nine patients had features of chronic pancreatitis (CP) and the remaining had a normal pancreas.
conclusionsOccult biliary pathology is the predominant cause of IAP. Half of the cases without identified etiology already had an underlying CP. EUS is a very important tool in evaluating IAP especially after an initial negative diagnostic workup.
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