Comment on

• Transluminal endoscopic necrosectomy after acute pancreatitis: a multicentre study with long-term follow-up (the GEPARD Study).

  Seifert H, Biermer M, Schmitt W, Jürgensen C, Will U, Gerlach R, Kreitmair C, Meining A, Wehrmann T, Rösch T. Seifert H, et al. Gut. 2009 Sep;58(9):1260-6. doi: 10.1136/gut.2008.163733. Epub 2009 Mar 11. Gut. 2009. PMID: 19282306
• Therapeutic pancreatic endoscopy after Whipple resection requires rendezvous access.

  Kinney TP, Li R, Gupta K, Mallery S, Hunter D, Jensen E, Vickers S, Freeman ML. Kinney TP, et al. Endoscopy. 2009 Oct;41(10):898-901. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1215081. Epub 2009 Sep 11. Endoscopy. 2009. PMID: 19750454 No abstract available.
• Significant clinical implications of prophylactic pancreatic stent placement in previously normal pancreatic ducts.

  Bakman YG, Safdar K, Freeman ML. Bakman YG, et al. Endoscopy. 2009 Dec;41(12):1095-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1215317. Epub 2009 Nov 10. Endoscopy. 2009. PMID: 19904701
• Prophylaxis of post-ERCP pancreatitis: a practice survey.

  Dumonceau JM, Rigaux J, Kahaleh M, Gomez CM, Vandermeeren A, Devière J. Dumonceau JM, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2010 May;71(6):934-9, 939.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.10.055. Epub 2010 Mar 11. Gastrointest Endosc. 2010. PMID: 20226455
• Therapeutic EUS-assisted endoscopic retrograde pancreatography after failed pancreatic duct cannulation at ERCP.

  Barkay O, Sherman S, McHenry L, Yoo BM, Fogel EL, Watkins JL, DeWitt J, Al-Haddad MA, Lehman GA. Barkay O, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2010 Jun;71(7):1166-73. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.10.048. Epub 2010 Mar 19. Gastrointest Endosc. 2010. PMID: 20303489
• A step-up approach or open necrosectomy for necrotizing pancreatitis.

  van Santvoort HC, Besselink MG, Bakker OJ, Hofker HS, Boermeester MA, Dejong CH, van Goor H, Schaapherder AF, van Eijck CH, Bollen TL, van Ramshorst B, Nieuwenhuijs VB, Timmer R, Laméris JS, Kruyt PM, Manusama ER, van der Harst E, van der Schelling GP, Karsten T, Hesselink EJ, van Laarhoven CJ, Rosman C, Bosscha K, de Wit RJ, Houdijk AP, van Leeuwen MS, Buskens E, Gooszen HG; Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group. van Santvoort HC, et al. N Engl J Med. 2010 Apr 22;362(16):1491-502. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0908821. N Engl J Med. 2010. PMID: 20410514 Clinical Trial.