The Risk Factors for Acute Pancreatitis after Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Biopsy

Background/Aims: The risk of developing pancreatitis induced by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS FNA) is relatively small. However, patients undergoing sampling through the normal pancreatic parenchyma or the pancreatic duct may have a higher rate of pancreatitis. Here, we de...

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Main Authors: Afonso Ribeiro, Akash Goel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jin Publishing & Printing Co. 2018-09-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.kjg.or.kr/journal/view.html?doi=10.4166/kjg.2018.72.3.135