Long-term outcome of patients with biliary pancreatitis not undergoing cholecystectomy. A retrospective study

Abstract

Long-term outcome of patients with biliary pancreatitis not undergoing cholecystectomy. A retrospective study. Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2021.

Recurrent acute biliary pancreatitis � A frequent and preventable condition potentially associated with morbidity and mortality

“…In this issue of The Spanish Journal of Gastroenterology, Parra-Membrives et al (21) clearly show that patients not undergoing cholecystectomy after a first episode of biliary AP are at risk of developing subsequent biliary complications; specifically, 23 of their 104 patients without cholecystectomy (22 %) developed at least one additional episode of AP.…”