Clinical Applications of Endoscopic Technology in Pancreaticobiliary Disease
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2025) | Viewed by 9492
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pancreatitis; pancreatic cysts; pancreatic cancer; difficult ERCP; pancreatic endotherapy; third space endoscopy including POEM & G-POEM; ESD; gastroesophageal reflux disease; upper endoscopy; transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF); anti reflux mucosectomy and resection plication; stretta; barrett esophagus; proton pump inhibitor therapy
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Dear Colleagues,
There have been numerous advances in the area of pancreaticobiliary endoscopy since the turn of this century, leading to improved patient outcomes. This includes advances in access to the pancreaticobiliary tree, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. The direct access to the bile duct and pancreatic duct, when ERCP fails, using endoscopic ultrasound guidance has become common practice such that IR-guided percutaneous biliary drainage is rarely needed in centers where interventional endoscopists are available. Similarly, gall bladder drainage using EUS guidance is replacing percutaneous cholecystostomy in patients with acute cholecystitis who are not deemed surgical candidates. Access to the ampulla in patients with altered anatomy including gastric bypass has seen dramatic improvements using the EUS-guided transgastric approach utilizing lumen-opposing metal stents and deep enteroscopy techniques. Our diagnostic skills have also improved due to advances in single operator cholangioscopy and pancreatoscopy with diagnostic and interventional tools. We are able to make an immediate diagnosis of pancreatic cysts using confocal laser endomicroscopy and predict the progression risk of these lesions using molecular studies. On the therapeutic side, there are many exciting developments including electrohydrolic and laser lithotripsy for large stones, with the application of RFA, PDT, and other modalities in pancreatic and biliary tumors. This Special Issue focuses on the application of endoscopic technology in pancreaticobiliary diseases.
Most sincerely,
Dr. Kamran Ayub
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pancreatitis
- difficult ERCP
- third-space endoscopy including POEM and G-POEM
- ESD
- gastroesophageal reflux disease
- endoscopy
- transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF)
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