Conservative or surgical treatment for groove pancreatitis: can endoscopic ultrasound guide the management strategy?

We read with interest the study on natural history of groove pancreatitis (GP) by Tarvainen et al. and congratulate the authors for elucidating the treatment outcomes of a rare disease.1 Conservative, endoscopic, and surgical treatment have been described for the treatment of GP with literature focussing mainly on the role of surgery.2,3 The study by Tarvainen et al. has demonstrated that conservative treatment should be considered as the first...