Nikhil Bush, Praneeth Chandragiri, Nitish Ashok Gaurav, Sneh Sonaiya, Ila Lahooti, Anmol Singh, Abhinav Gupta, Elham Afghani, Georgios Papachristou, Mouen A Khashab, Peter J Lee, Rupjyoti Talukdar, Sundeep Lakhtakia, Vikesh K Singh, Samuel Han, Manu Tandan, Venkata S Akshintala
BACKGROUND & AIM: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is used for the treatment of pancreatic duct stones (PDS) in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP). We aimed to develop a CT based index to predict the required number of ESWL sessions for technical success. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated patients with PDS secondary to CP who underwent ESWL. Technical success was defined as the complete fragmentation of stones to <3 mm. CT features including PDS size, number, location, and density in Hounsfield units (HU) were noted...
March 28, 2024: Pancreatology: Official Journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et Al.]