It is difficult to carry out meta‐analyses or to compare the results of different studies of biliary
stents because there is no uniform evaluation method. Therefore, a standardized reporting …

Drainage of obstructed bile duct and pancreatic duct under endoscopic ultrasonography
(EUS) guidance has evolved into viable techniques suitable for patients with failed …

Distal biliary strictures (DBS) are common and may be caused by both malignant and
benign pathologies. While endoscopic procedures play a major role in their management, a …

Objectives: New modalities, namely, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), magnetic
resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), and helical computed-tomographic …

Objectives: Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a unique form of chronic pancreatitis, and has a
favourable response to corticosteroid treatment (CST). Little is known, however, about the …

Abstract Background The Japanese Society of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Surgery launched
the clinical practice guidelines for the management of biliary tract cancers …

Background Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided biliary drainage (EUS‐BD) is considered to be
an effective salvage procedure for failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography …

BACKGROUND: Efforts to understand the properties of self-expandable metallic stents
(SEMSs) through their mechanical properties have progressed. Among them, radial force …

Background & Aims: K-ras mutation is frequently detected in pancreatic juice of patients with
pancreatic small cystic lesions, as well as those with pancreatic cancer. Those cystic lesions …

Background & Aims: Pancreatitis remains the major complication of endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and hyperenzymemia after ERCP is common. Because …