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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography on Pediatric Patients: Experienc...
Saraiva,Rita Ornelas; Borges,Verónica Pavão; Silva,Mário Jorge; Loureiro,Rafaela; Capela,Tiago; Ramos,Gonçalo; Canena,Jorge; Dias,António MateusAbstract Introduction: Experience with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the pediatric population is limited. Few medical centers have experts specifically trained in pediatric therapeutic endoscopy. As a result, patients are generally referred to adult endoscopists with high experience in the procedure. The aim of this study was to characterize the experience of an adult endoscopy unit w...
Paraduodenal Pancreatitis: Three Cases with Different Therapeutic Approaches
Carvalho,Diana; Loureiro,Rafaela; Borges,Verónica Pavão; Russo,Pedro; Bernardes,Carlos; Ramos,GonçaloBackground: Paraduodenal pancreatitis is a rare cause of chronic abdominal pain characterized by an inflammatory process and scarring in the groove area between the pancreatic head and the duodenal wall. Besides abdominal pain, symptoms such as vomiting and weight loss are common. Currently, advances in radiological and endoscopic diagnostic methods allow it to be identified without histological confirmation, a...