Small caliber pancreatic duct (PD) stenting without endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) as a bridging procedure in patients with acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) – prospective, non-ra…

Introduction: We have recently demonstrated that ABP patients treated with EST and PD stenting have a significantly less complication rate and better outcome compared to EST alone. The aim of the present study was to assess the outcome of PD stenting compared to PD stenting plus EST and EST alone. Methods: 129 non-alcoholic patients (pts) with ABP were included in whom ERCP could be performed within 72 hours from the onset of pain. Suspected biliary origin was based upon the objective clinical, morphological and laboratory findings. In 58 pts successful EST and stone extraction was performed (EST group), in 50 p…