26 The operation did not prove effective and subsequent attempts to improve pancreatic drainage by dividing the septum between the bile duct and the pancreatic duct have not proved popular.27 In chronic pancrea
the endoscope might not only detect active bleeding from an ulcer, but devices can be passed through the endoscope that can stop the bleeding. In the colon, polyps can be removed through the scope to prevent the development ofcolon cancer. ...