Publications by authors named "Rompa G"
Background: Endoscopic drainage of the pancreatic pseudocysts has been accepted as a valid alternative to surgical and percutaneous drainage. Endoscopic treatment of the symptomatic walled-off necrosis was not, however, univocally accepted by all authors.
The Aim: The aim of this study was to assessed the effectiveness and safety of the endoscopic drainage of walled-off necrosis.
Introduction: Retroperitoneal fibrosis is a fibroinflammatory disease of unknown etiology that can be associated with other fibroinflammatory disorders. Lately, there have been several reports showing that retroperitoneal fibrosis is a manifestation of IgG4-related sclerosing disease, which often presents as autoimmune pancreatitis.
Case Report: This report shows the case of IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis associated with retroperitoneal fibrosis independent of autoimmune pancreatitis.