Untreated biliary colic can lead to serious complications such as gallbladder inflammation, bile duct inflammation, jaundice ...

The main clinical dilemma is how to treat a patient if there is only an increased suspicion for a biliary cause of pancreatitis, and no definitive proof. The need for therapy seems justified by ...

Background: The presence of infective microorganisms in the bilio-pancreatic tract is believed to be important in both the onset and outcome of acute biliary pancreatitis. In this study ...

Biliary colic: One of the primary perils of untreated ... risk of complications such as liver cirrhosis. · Acute gallstone pancreatitis: Beyond the immediate discomfort, untreated gallstones ...

Based on the severe inflammatory infiltration of the pancreas, we made a diagnosis of acute necrotizing pancreatitis (Fig. 4). We diagnosed the inflammatory infiltration of the gallbladder wall as ...

The following is a summary of "Risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis due to placement of biliary self-expandable metal stents (SEMS): a single-center retrospective study," published in the March 2025 issue ...

The Saint Louis University Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases has been officially designated by the National Pancreas Foundation as a pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer center of excellence.