BACKGROUND Cannulation of the common bile duct (CBD) is the initial and sometime challenging step in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedure. Endoscopists often use cannulation attempts and cannulation time to grade cannulation difficulty, but a standard system has yet to be established. The objective of this study was to compare cannulation times with numbers of cannula...

conclusions in our conditions, the use of an anatomical landmark-guided procedure was the preferred treatment method due to limited resources and a lack of adequate training. background central venous cannulation is a current and important procedure used in the operating room and intensive care unit. some studies have shown that the application of ultrasound-guided cannulation can improve the s...

The rates of mortality and morbidity remain high in surgery for acute type A dissection. There is controversy regarding the best cannulation strategy for achieving good clinical results. Each cannulation technique has different anatomical characteristics and a different flow pattern inside the aorta during cardiopulmonary bypass. Some adverse, clinically important outcomes may be related to eve...

A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was 'Which cannulation (ascending aortic cannulation or peripheral arterial cannulation) is better for acute type A aortic dissection surgery?' Altogether 393 papers were found using the reported search, of which 14 represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The au...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com There are different acceptations about “difficult” cannulation in the literature [1,2]. Time or attempt number to reach cannulation may be the criterion. In one study cannulation was considered to be “difficult” if it failed after five or ten minutes [3]. Attempt number independent of time or need for alternative cannulation methods are accepted as ...

Hanna Vihervaara Endoscopic biliary procedures: studies on cannulation and stenting From the Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku and the Department of Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Medica-Odontologica 2013, Turku, Finland Deep cannulation is a prerequisite for successful endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures....

Cannulation is the passage of a guidewire, catheter, or other device through a duodenoscope into the bile duct or pancreatic duct at Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography and Pancreatography (ERCP). It is the initial step in all diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP and is a major hurdle for many individuals performing this procedure. Failed cannulation is also the most common cause for failure to ac...

Ultrasound has been used to aid cannulation of veins of the neck, chest, antecubital fossa, and femoral vein. This investigation compared the traditional method of peripheral intravenous (IV) cannulation of veins of the hands and forearms with ultrasound-guided IV cannulation of these veins. After obtaining institutional review board approval and written informed consent, 35 adult subjects with...

Background. Several previous studies assessed the competence in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) using the bile duct cannulation success rate. However, the cannulation time is also important, because a long cannulation time was reported to be a risk factor for post-ERCP pancreatitis. Aim. To determine the number of ERCP procedures required for short cannulation time of the ...