Pancreatitis represents the most common and feared complication after endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography. Since the introduction of ERCP into clinical practice, many attempts have been made to identify the mechanisms and conditions that can place patients at risk of developing post-procedure pancreatitis, with conflicting and in most cases unsatisfactory results. The following ques...

Background. In order to assess the diagnostic accuracy of linear EUS for evaluating clinically suggestive CBD stones in high-risk groups. Methods. 202 patients with clinically suggestive CBD stones in high-risk groups who underwent linear EUS examination between January 2012 and January 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with stone extracti...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a procedure that combines the use of endoscopy and fluoroscopy to diagnose and treat pancreaticobiliary disorders. The risks of ERCP include pancreatitis, infection, bleeding and perforation. Bleeding during ERCP typically develops after sphincterotomy, hence patients should be screened and tested for coagulopathy before undergoing ERCP. ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of localized irrigation with epinephrine saline after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred and fourteen patients who underwent ERCP in our institute were treated with or without irrigation using epinephrine diluted in saline after ERCP to prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis. The serum amylase levels, white blood c...

INTRODUCTION The rate of cholecystectomy in northwestern Ontario is double the provincial rate. This paper explores the demographics of cholecystectomy and the role for rural endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) services in the central part of this region. METHODS We conducted a literature review of ERCP services and cholecystectomy rates, as well as a hospital chart review o...

RATIONALE Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the treatment of choice for biliary complications in liver transplantation (LT) recipients as it is both diagnostic and therapeutic. The specific risks following ERCP among LT recipients have not been well studied. PATIENT CONCERNS A 56-year-old man with a history of orthotopic LT underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancr...

INTRODUCTION Parecoxib is occasionally used for analgesia in postprocedural patients. The clinical efficacy of parecoxib used for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is controversial. The aim of the study was to determine the clinical efficacy of preprocedure administration of parecoxib for therapeutic ERCP patients. METHODS Eighty-five patients who underwent therapeutic ERC...

Latar Belakang: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) adalah tindakan endoskopi untuk diagnostik dan terapi kelainan-kelainan di sistim pankreatobilier. Komplikasi yang paling sering ditemukan pasca pankreatitis akut atau post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP), dengan spektrum klinis dari ringan sampai berat, memerlukan biaya perawatan besar. Tujuan: Studi ini bertujuan mengetahui faktor-...

hydatid cyst is an infectious parasitic disease often caused by echinococcus granulosus, or to a lesser extent by echinococcus alveolaris. the liver is the organ most frequently involved. we report a case with hydatid cyst of the liver and lung that many years after surgery developed bronchobiliary fistula and biloptysis. the patient had been operated 2 times previously but yet the problem was ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of factors leading to post endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis. STUDY DESIGN Case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Gastroenterology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, from November 2007 to October 2008. METHODOLOGY Fifty (50) patients of diagnosed cases of post-ERCP pancreatitis were included in this st...