A phantom gallbladder on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Subphrenic hematoma mimicking malpositioned gallbladder during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

A 60-year-old woman with recurrent upper abdominal pain of 10 days’ duration visited our hospital. Abdominal computed tomography demonstrated a stone in the common bile duct (CBD), and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was performed to remove it. The patient’s hematological and clotting parameters were normal. Deep biliary cannulation with a 0.035inch straight-tip guidewire ...

Pneumothorax Following Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Case Report

   As an invasive procedure endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is prone to develop complications including; pancreatitis, bleeding, cholangitis, and perforation. There are also other complications like pneumothorax, which are so rare. Although this complication is rare, delay in its management may lead to lethal consequences. The present study report a case of post- ERCP pneumothora...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (E.R.C.P.).

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: Summary

Diseases of the pancreas and biliary tree are common in the United States. An estimated 6 per 100,000 people are afflicted with common bile duct stones, representing only a small fraction of those with gallstones. There are approximately 57,400 newly diagnosed cases of malignancy of the pancreas, gallbladder, or extrahepatic biliary tract each year, and the prognosis is usually poor. Pancreatit...

Difficult endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

JB Most endoscopists who are asked this question would immediately think of anatomic problems that limit or prevent access to the main duodenal papilla for cannulation, such as prior upper gastrointestinal surgery (eg, Billroth II gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y biliary diversion, or gastric bypass procedures) or gastric outlet obstruction (Figure 1). However, the difficulty of an endoscopic retrograde ...