Management of Benign and Malignant Pancreatic Duct Strictures.
- Author:
Enad DAWOD
1
;
Michel KAHALEH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Pancreatic ducts; Pancreas; Fully covered metal stent; Cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde; Endosonography
- MeSH: Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; Constriction, Pathologic*; Diagnosis; Endosonography; Pancreas; Pancreatic Ducts*; Plastics; Stents
- From:Clinical Endoscopy 2018;51(2):156-160
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The diagnosis and management of pancreatic strictures, whether malignant or benign, remain challenging. The last 2 decades have seen dramatic progress in terms of both advanced imaging and endoscopic therapy. While plastic stents remain the cornerstone of the treatment of benign strictures, the advent of fully covered metal stents has initiated a new wave of interest in calibrating the pancreatic duct with fewer sessions. In malignant disease, palliation remains the priority and further data are necessary before offering systematic pancreatic stenting.
