Does prophylactic pancreatic stent placement reduce the risk of post-ERCP acute pancreatitis?
Prophylactic temporary stent placement across the main pancreatic-duct orifice reduces the risk of post-ERCP acute pancreatitis in patients at risk for developing this complication.
Our preliminary results suggest that during endoscopic optic nerve decompression for the treatment of TON patients, nerve sheath incision is not obligatory for the improvement of visual acuity.