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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jul 16, 2022; 14(7): 467-470
Published online Jul 16, 2022. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v14.i7.467
Multimodal treatments of “gallstone cholangiopancreatitis”
Serafino Vanella, Mario Baiamonte, Francesco Crafa
Serafino Vanella, Division of General and Surgical Oncology, St. Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Center of National Excellence and High Specialty, Avellino 83100, Italy
Mario Baiamonte, General and Emergency Surgery Unit, Civico Benfratelli Di Cristina Hospital, Palermo 90121, Italy
Francesco Crafa, Oncological and General Surgery Unit, St. Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Center of National Excellence and High Specialty, Avellino 83100, Italy
Author contributions: Vanella S wrote and edited the manuscript and collected the clinical data; Crafa F reviewed the discussion section of the manuscript; Baiamonte M revised the manuscript and provided recommendations for the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Corresponding author: Serafino Vanella, PhD, Doctor, Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Division of General and Surgical Oncology, St. Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Center of National Excellence and High Specialty, C/da Amoretta, Avellino 83100, Italy. nekroma@yahoo.it
Received: January 20, 2022
Peer-review started: January 20, 2022
First decision: March 25, 2022
Revised: April 11, 2022
Accepted: June 3, 2022
Article in press: June 3, 2022
Published online: July 16, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Urgent biliary decompression represents the treatment of gallstone pancreatitis associated with cholangitis. There are different techniques for common bile duct (CBD) clearance. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is not always feasible, as in the case of poor clinical conditions, large stones, or biliodigestive derivations. We analyzed the different approaches for decompression of the CBD in the case of “cholangiopancreatitis”.