Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	35870
Country	India

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Role of endoscopic ultrasound in idiopathic pancreatitis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Piyush Somani, Tagore Sunkara and Malay Sharma
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Piyush Somani, MD, Department of gastroenterology, Jaswant Rai Speciality Hospital, Saket, Uttar Pradesh, Meerut 25001, India. dr_piyushsomani@yahoo.co.in
Key Words	Endoscopic ultrasound; Pancreatitis; ERCP; MRCP; USG; CT; Idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis; Ascariasis; Pancreatic cancer; Biliary sludge; Gallstones; Microlithiasis; Common bile duct stones
Core Tip	The initial evaluation fails to detect the cause of recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) in 10%–30% of patients, whose condition is classified as idiopathic RAP. Idiopathic acute pancreatitis (IAP) is a diagnostic challenge for gastroenterologists. In view of high diagnostic accuracy and safety of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), a EUS based management strategy appears to be a reasonable approach for evaluation of patients with a single/recurrent idiopathic pancreatitis. The most common diagnoses by EUS in IAP is biliary tract disease. This review aims to discuss the role of EUS in the clinical management and diagnosis of patients with IAP.
Citation	Somani P, Sunkara T, Sharma M. Role of endoscopic ultrasound in idiopathic pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(38): 6952-6961

Received	2017-08-13 03:00
Peer-Review Started	2017-08-13 06:17
To Make the First Decision	2017-08-30 00:23
Return for Revision	2017-08-30 01:45
Revised	2017-09-11 14:49
Second Decision	2017-09-19 08:33
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2017-09-19 20:50
Articles in Press	2017-09-19 20:50
Publication Fee Transferred
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Typeset the Manuscript	2017-09-26 11:33

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