Demystifying endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) during pregnancy

Case series of papillectomy by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Ampullary neoplasms are one of the causes of obstructive jaundice. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is useful procedure for diagnosing and tissue sampling of ampullary neoplasms. Ampullectomy by resecting entire ampulla provides whole lesion for pathologic evaluation and also is appropriate for real pathologic staging for further management decision but ampullectomy conside...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): core curriculum.

Jennifer Jorgensen, MD, Nisa Kubiliun, MD, Joanna K. Law, MD, Mohammad A. Al-Haddad, MD, FASGE, Juliane Bingener-Casey, MD, PhD, Jennifer A. Christie, MD, Raquel E. Davila, MD, FASGE, Richard S. Kwon, MD, Keith L. Obstein, MD, MPH, Waqar A. Qureshi, MD, FASGE, Robert E. Sedlack, MD, MHPE, Mihir S. Wagh, MD, FASGE, Daniel Zanchetti, MD, Walter J. Coyle, MD, FASGE, previous Committee Chair, Jonat...

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Related Acute Pancreatitis

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography during Pregnancy: Really Guarantee to Safety?

Acute cholangitis and biliary pancreatitis caused by bile duct stones are not infrequently develop during pregnancy, they can cause serious complications and wastage for both mother and fetus. For pancreaticobiliary diseases in pregnancy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has been suggested as an effective alternative to surgery. During the procedure, radiation exposure is e...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)-related esophageal perforation in osteogenesis imperfecta.

A 77-year-old woman with osteogenesis imperfecta was admitted with symptomatic choledocholithiasis. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was carried out and mild resistance was encountered in the distal esophagus with “red out” during intubation. The duodenoscope was withdrawn and gastroscopy revealed a tear in the distal esophagus (●" Fig.1). As a perforation was suspected, a ...