[Endoscopic transpapillary operations on a pancreatic duct]

Reports are continuing to accumulate rapidly on clinical outcomes of endoscopic interventions in patients with pancreatic disease. This review of the literature differs from previous all-inclusive reviews by excluding diagnostic ERCP, with the exception of recent reports on minimizing post-ERCP pancreatitis. This review is limited to studies including the treatment of strictures, recurrent pancreatitis, stones, and ductal disruption. The main goal was to determine potential directions of future research in the area of therapeutic pancreatic endoscopy.