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Endoscopic Management of Pain due to Chronic Pancreatitis.

Arjun KundraDaniel S StrandVanessa M Shami
Published in: Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America (2024)
Pain secondary to chronic pancreatitis is a poorly understood and complex phenomenon. Current endoscopic treatments target pancreatic duct decompression secondary to strictures, stones, or inflammatory and neoplastic masses. When there is refractory pain and other treatments have been unsuccessful, one can consider an endoscopic ultrasound-guided celiac plexus block. Data on the latter are underwhelming.
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