Takuo Yamai

BACKGROUND: Around 15% of acute pancreatitis patients develop necrosis of the pancreatic/peri-pancreatic tissue resulting in necrotic debris surrounded by a wall of granulation tissue called “walled-off pancreas necrosis” (WON)…

BACKGROUND/AIM: Several types of adverse events are caused by endoscopic placement of self-expandable metal stents for malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO) caused by pancreatic cancer (MDBO)…