OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the role of EUS where other investigative techniques had failed to identify the cause of biochemically proven acute pancreatitis. SETTING All biliary EUS examinations performed between January 2000 and December 2004 were identified from the radiology computerised database. PATIENTS Forty-two patients (25 male, 17 female; mean age: 53+/-3.2 ...

BACKGROUND ABCB4/MDR3 gene variants are mostly associated with a peculiar form of cholelithiasis in European adults, currently referred to as low phospholipid-associated cholelithiasis (LPAC) syndrome. METHODS LPAC syndrome is a rare genetic disorder, characterised by the following clinical features: biliary symptoms before the age of 40, recurrence of the symptoms after cholecystectomy, and ...