Objective: Procalcitonin is considered a possible predictive marker of severity in the early phase of acute pancreatitis. The variations of procalcitonin levels after ERCP and its contribution to the determination of the severity of post-ERCP pancreatitis were studied. Methods: Serum procalcitonin was measured with immunoluminometric assay (normal<0.5ng/ml) in 196 patients who underwent ERCP. S...

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...

INTRODUCTION Anastomotic biliary strictures (ABS) are a significant clinical problem associated with decreased survival post-liver transplantation (LT). Contributing to the morbidity of ABS is the need for early (i.e. emergent or unplanned) repeat endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies (ER-ERCPs). Our aim was to determine clinical, operative, and endoscopic predictors of ER-ERCP in pa...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Data on double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE)-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogrphy (ERCP) in patients with Billroth II gastrectomy and the use of endoscopic papillary large-balloon dilation (EPLBD) for the removal of common bile duct stones in Billroth II anatomy are limited. The aims of the study were to evaluate the success of DBE-assisted ERCP in patien...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is commonly used to examine pancreaticobiliary disorders. We hypothesize that the introduction of EUS service may change the pattern and the complexity of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies (ERCPs) performed. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of introducing EUS on the volume, success, and complexity of ERCP. MATER...

ERCP is a very important therapeutic tool and Acute Pancreatitis remains the most common and feared complication. The recognition of the risk factors for post ERCP pancreatitis and the high risk patients is highly desirable & in this study we evaluate the relation between post ERCP serum amylase level and the incidence of post procedure acute pancreatitis. Patients and Methods: The study was pe...

OBJECTIVE To determine the use of liver function tests (LFTs) as a selection tool for preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis. METHODS All patients admitted with mild gallstone pancreatitis with deranged LFTs in King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between January 2006 and February 2013 were studied ret...

CONTEXT Post-ERCP pancreatitis is the most common complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). A simple method of predicting patients who are at risk of developing post-ERCP pancreatitis is needed to allow those at low risk to be discharged on the same day of their procedure. The aim of this study was to confirm that 4-hour post-ERCP serum amylase level is predictive o...

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) are essential for diagnosing and treating pancreatobiliary diseases. Single-session EUS and ERCP are considered to be essential in reducing the duration of hospital stays; however, complications are a primary concern. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of single-session EUS and ERCP....