Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and Endoscopic Endoprosthesis Insertion in Patients With Klatskin Tumors

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic endoprosthesis insertion in patients with Klatskin tumors.

OBJECTIVE To assess the value and the associated morbidity of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic endoprosthesis insertion in the treatment of patients with Klatskin tumors. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING A tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Fifty-five consecutive patients with Klatskin tumors diagnosed through typical cholangiographic and computed to...

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...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in elderly patients

Background: the presentation of common bile duct disease, value of investigations and treatment outcome in elderly patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) were assessed. Methodology: the clinical presentation, liver function tests, full blood counts, abdominal ultrasound and ERCP results were assessed retrospectively in 101 patients (59 women, 42 men; mean age ...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in elderly patients.

BACKGROUND the presentation of common bile duct disease, value of investigations and treatment outcome in elderly patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) were assessed. METHODOLOGY the clinical presentation, liver function tests, full blood counts, abdominal ultrasound and ERCP results were assessed retrospectively in 101 patients (59 women, 42 men; mean age ...