Digestive endoscopy has a central role in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of most gastrointestinal diseases, but in the years has had a truly revolutionary impact, especially in reference to the treatment of many diseases, allowing less invasive management of conditions otherwise only surgically treated. Moreover, if we consider the increase in life expectancy in Western countries, resulting in greater demand for health services by the octogenarian population, the possibility of offering a therapeutic, less invasive alternative may be even more important. More specifically, over the last 40 years, the primary role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the diagnosis and therapy of biliopancreatic diseases has changed drastically with the introduction of new diagnostic procedures such as ultrasound (US), computerized tomography (CT), endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), and magnetic resonance (MR), but leaving ERCP the role of main therapeutic tool for obstructive biliopancreatic acute diseases.
Ghersi, S., Bassi, M., Fabbri, C., Larocca, A., Cennamo, V. (2017). Endoscopic techniques for biliary and pancreatic acute diseases. THE JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND ACUTE CARE SURGERY, 2, 195-208 [10.1007/978-3-319-15362-9_13].
Endoscopic techniques for biliary and pancreatic acute diseases
Fabbri C.;Larocca A.;
2017
Abstract
Digestive endoscopy has a central role in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of most gastrointestinal diseases, but in the years has had a truly revolutionary impact, especially in reference to the treatment of many diseases, allowing less invasive management of conditions otherwise only surgically treated. Moreover, if we consider the increase in life expectancy in Western countries, resulting in greater demand for health services by the octogenarian population, the possibility of offering a therapeutic, less invasive alternative may be even more important. More specifically, over the last 40 years, the primary role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the diagnosis and therapy of biliopancreatic diseases has changed drastically with the introduction of new diagnostic procedures such as ultrasound (US), computerized tomography (CT), endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), and magnetic resonance (MR), but leaving ERCP the role of main therapeutic tool for obstructive biliopancreatic acute diseases.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
