Gastroenterology

• Curbside Consultation

• My Patient Had a Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography to Evaluate for Common Bile Duct Stones, but the Reading Includes a “Double Duct Sign.” What Does This Mean? Does It Need Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography?

• Hui Hing (Jack) Tin, MD; Jai Mirchandani, MD
• Although controversial in the past, the current accepted term, double duct sign, refers to narrowing of both the pancreatic and the common bile duct with...More »

• Curbside Consultation

• Caroli’s Disease, What Do I Need to Know?

• Mustafa A. Tiewala, MD; Frank G. Gress, MD
• Cystic lesions of the hepatobiliary system are being increasingly diagnosed. These fibropolycystic diseases involve multiple organs. They are usually...More »

• Curbside Consultation

• How Often Should I Perform Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Order to Retain an Adequate Level of Skill?

• Susan Ramdhaney, MD; Alphonso Brown, MD, MS Clin Epi
• The use of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) today has moved from diagnostic and therapeutic to predominantly therapeutic with the...More »

• Curbside Consultation

• How Do I Evaluate for and Treat Patients With Autoimmune Pancreatitis?

• Shishir K. Maithel, MD; Charles M. Vollmer Jr, MD
• Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a relatively rare disorder of the pancreas. Although initially described in elderly male patients, recently reported case...More »

• Curbside Consultation

• How Much Fluid Should Be Given During the Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis?

• Nison Badalov, MD; Scott Tenner, MD, MPH
• Regardless of etiology, the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis results in the extravasation of liters of intravascular fluid into the peritoneum. These...More »

• Curbside Consultation

• When Should I Consider Performing a Computed Tomography of the Abdomen in Patients With Acute Pancreatitis?

• Nison Badalov, MD; Scott Tenner, MD, MPH
• Despite widespread use of computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen in patients with acute pancreatitis, most patients with acute pancreatitis do not need a...More »

• Curbside Consultation

• How Is the Diagnosis of Chronic Pancreatitis Established?

• Jonathan Ari Erber, MD; Frank G. Gress, MD
• Chronic pancreatitis is a syndrome of progressive destructive inflammatory changes in the pancreas that results in permanent structural damage, which...More »

• Curbside Consultation

• What Is the Pathophysiology of Alcohol-Induced Injury to the Pancreas?

• Nison Badalov, MD; Scott Tenner, MD, MPH
• Alcohol causes at least 30% of cases of acute pancreatitis. Alcohol is the most common etiology of chronic pancreatitis in developed countries....More »

• Curbside Consultation

• What Is the Best Approach to a Cystic Lesion in the Tail vs Head of the Pancreas When the Diagnosis Cannot Be Clearly Established?

• Nison Badalov, MD; Scott Tenner, MD, MPH
• Pancreatic cystic lesions are being diagnosed with increasing frequency in asymptomatic patients or incidentally through investigation of an unrelated...More »

• Books

• Self-Expanding Stents in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

• Douglas G. Adler, MD
  2012; ISBN 1-61711-028-0
• 264 Hard Cover, ISBN 978-1-61711-028-3, Order# 70283, $109.95...More »

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