Minimally Invasive Treatment for Severe Acute Pancreatitis With Superior Mesenteric Vein and Common Bile Duct Stenosis

To the Editor: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an acute inflammatory process of the pancreas and the annual incidence ranges from 13 to 45 per 100,000 population.1 Complications of AP include pancreatic necrosis, fluid collection, organ failure, and so on.2 Portal hypertension, a complication of pancreatitis, gives rise to esophagogastric varices which may lead to fatal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. It is commonly reported in chronic...