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Prospective multicentre study of indications for surgery in patients with idiopathic acute pancreatitis following endoscopic ultrasonography (PICUS)

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2023

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Devica S. Umans, Hester C. Timmerhuis, Marie-Paule Anten, Abha Bhalla, Rina Bijlsma, Lotte Boxhoorn, Menno A. Brink, Marco J. Bruno, Wouter L. Curvers, Brechje C van Eijck,
British journal of surgery

Abstract

EUS detected an aetiology in a one-third of patients with a first episode of IAP, requiring mostly cholecystectomy or pancreatoduodenectomy. The role of cholecystectomy in patients with EUS-negative IAP remains uncertain and warrants further study.

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