Case series of papillectomy by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

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

Meta-analysis of antibiotic prophylaxis in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Considerable controversy exists regarding the role of antibiotic prophylaxis prior to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), in that various studies of antibiotic prophylaxis have reached conflicting conclusions. The aim of this meta-analysis is to synthesize the data in order to determine whether antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the rate of occurrence of...

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 The duodenoscope was withdrawn and gastroscopy revealed a tear in the distal esophagus (●" Fig.1).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 ...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in children with pancreatic diseases

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is nowadays a valuable method for detailed diagnostic evaluation and minimally invasive therapy for biliary and pancreatic diseases in pediatric population. The technique of ERCP is no more difficult in children than in adults, and except infants, there is no need for use a special pediatric endoscope. In children ERCP is usually performed w...

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...