Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), is an invasive procedure with a high complication rate used in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreaticobiliary system diseases. A that grading difficulty complexity ERCP has been developed by American Society Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). The aim study to evaluate degree procedures according ASGE its effectiveness predicting success ...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has gained acceptance as a treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts in patients suited to this procedure. This article describes a standard approach to the technique. Evaluation prior to endoscopic drainage of pseudocysts should involve review of a high-quality computed tomography (CT) scan; most experts agree that endoscopic ultrasound is also u...

Rapid growth in the field of advanced gastrointestinal endoscopy has led to an increase in specialized therapeutic endoscopy fellowships. The cornerstones of these programs are training in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound. These procedures are more complex and challenging to master than routine colonoscopy and upper endoscopy, and in the case of ER...

A 50-year-old male was initially thought to have familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) after innumerable small nodules in the upper GI tract were discovered upon endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for common bile duct stone extraction. ERCP was unsuccessful due to inability to find the major papilla amongst the nodules found in the duodenum. Biopsy of the nodules was consistent with ...

Acute pancreatitis is the most common serious complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) [1,2]. The incidence of acute pancreatitis after ERCP in large prospective studies published over the last two decades ranges from 1.6 to 15.1% [3-13]. Most cases of post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) tend to be mild to moderate in severity. Only 0.4% of patients undergoing ERCP develop...

AIDS cholangiopathy is a rare condition characterized by intra- and extra-hepatic ductal strictures causing biliary obstruction primarily in individuals with advanced HIV infection low clusters of differentiation 4 (CD4) count. This case report presents male patient history HIV, poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), chronic cryptosporidiosis infection, who exhibited clinical radiologi...

Acute cholangitis is a well-known biliary tree pathology most often encountered in patients with gallstone disease. When left untreated, acute can lead to severe complications, including death. Therefore, identifying and properly treating crucial avoiding such complications. This paper describes an 84-year-old female patient who presented atypical symptoms of chest pain cough. The was successfu...

INTRODUCTION Therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was initially utilized at Binh Dan Hospital, Viet Nam, in August 1993. From August 1993 through March 1997, 318 ERCP procedures were performed on 271 patients. It was not possible to obtain cholangiography in 32 cases of the 318 procedures of ERCP, for a success rate of diagnostic ERCP approaching 89%. MATERIALS AN...

OBJECTIVES An increasing number of children are being diagnosed with pancreatitis and other pancreatic abnormalities. Dissemination of the information regarding existing imaging techniques and endoscopic modalities to diagnose and manage pancreatic disorders in children is sorely needed. METHODS We conducted a review of the medical literature on the use of the following imaging and procedural...

Bile leakage is an infrequent but serious complication after biliary tract surgery. This non-randomised single centre study evaluated the endoscopic management of this problem in 55 consecutive cases. Treatment consisted of standard sphincterotomy and, if needed, subsequent stone extraction with or without endoprosthesis placement. The aim of all treatments was to facilitate bile flow into the ...