Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and Sphincterotomy

Massive Subcutaneus Emphysema following Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography with Sphincterotomy

Although endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an effective procedure for the diagnosis and treatment of the pancreatic and extrahepatic biliary tract diseases, it is still related with several complications. A female patient who underwent an ERCP with sphincterotomy developed massive subcutaneous emphysema along with pneumomediastinum and pneumoperitoneum. Although mild resp...

Complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic sphincterotomy: diagnosis, management and prevention.

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic sphincterotomy are carried out for a variety of billo-pancreatic diseases. These procedures were earlier performed at only a handful of tertiary centres in India. However, of late, they are being performed at several centres and even smaller clinics. Although, endoscopic sphincterotomy is one of the most commonly performed endoscopic...

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...

Duodenal perforation in course of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-endoscopic sphincterotomy. Therapeutic considerations.

AIM OF THE STUDY To define the therapeutic program for the treatment of perforative complication of the duodenum in course of endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) with endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES). MATERIAL OF THE STUDY: In the period from 1997 to 2003, 5 duodenal perforations occurred during 101 ERCP/ES (4.95%), executed in two digestive endoscopic centres. Three patients w...