Summary
Endoscopic pancreatic sphincterotomy has been developed as a new method of treatment
of chronic pancreatitis in our institution since 1982. We introduced pancreatic sphincterotomy
as a safe technique, after performing it successfully in 21 cases of chronic pancreatitis
without any complications, and relieving both abdominal and back pain in 19 of the
cases. Recently, we have added endoscopic elimination of viscid pancreatic juice including
protein plugs.
This report describes our procedure of pancreatic sphincterotomy in detail, and evaluates
it in the endoscopic treatment of chronic pancreatitis.
Key words:
Endoscopic pancreatic sphincterotomy - Chronic pancreatitis - Endoscopic papillotomy
