OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the effectiveness and safety of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for pancreatic calculi. METHODS: Fourteen ESWL treatments were performed in 12 patients with chronic pancreatitis. RESULTS: Fragmentation was perceptible after 13 of 14 treatments. Subsequent endoscopic manipulation resulted in complete extraction, partial extraction, and failed extraction of the fragments after 7, 4, and 2 of the ESWL treatments, respectively. No complications occurred and no patient had pancreatitis following ESWL. At a median follow-up of 19 to 22 months, 4 patients have had complete relief of symptoms, 4 have had a decrease in both severity and frequency of pain, and 4 have had no improvement. CONCLUSIONS: ESWL is a safe and useful noninvasive adjunct in the treatment of patients with pancreatic duct calculi.
OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the effectiveness and safety of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for pancreatic calculi. METHODS: Fourteen ESWL treatments were performed in 12 patients with chronic pancreatitis. RESULTS: Fragmentation was perceptible after 13 of 14 treatments. Subsequent endoscopic manipulation resulted in complete extraction, partial extraction, and failed extraction of the fragments after 7, 4, and 2 of the ESWL treatments, respectively. No complications occurred and no patient had pancreatitis following ESWL. At a median follow-up of 19 to 22 months, 4 patients have had complete relief of symptoms, 4 have had a decrease in both severity and frequency of pain, and 4 have had no improvement. CONCLUSIONS: ESWL is a safe and useful noninvasive adjunct in the treatment of patients with pancreatic duct calculi.
Authors: Fernando Korkes; Ariê Carneiro; Felipe Nasser; Breno Boueri Affonso; Francisco Leonardo Galastri; Marcos Belotto de Oliveira; Antônio Luiz de Vasconcellos Macedo Journal: Einstein (Sao Paulo) Date: 2015-06-09