The SpHincterotomy for Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis (SHARP) trial will address an unanswered question that has lingered for decades about the optimal management of acute pancreatitis and pancreas divisum.
Pancreas divisum is a congenital variant of the pancreatic ducts in which the ventral and dorsal ducts do not fuse completely during embryonic development. Consequently, drainage of pancreatic fluid into the duodenum, which traditionally occurs through the major papilla, occurs primarily