Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: is the centre better? The case against centralisation of ERCP services

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: is the centre better? The case against centralisation of ERCP services

More than 48 000 endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies (ERCP) are performed in the UK per annum; the majority within district general hospitals. The proposal for centralisation of ERCP services is based on evidence that technical success, length of stay and complication rates are related to the numbers of procedures performed. Local units wishing to continue their ERCP practice, must...

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

The effect of Orientation technique on vital sign and anxiety level of patients undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Background: Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is stressful for the patient. Aim:  to determine the influence of Orientation technique on anxiety levels and pulse rate in patients before ERCP in Talaghni hospital in 2011. Method: This study was a randomized controlled clinical trial which carried out on 70 subjects with gastrointe...