Predictive Factors for Failed Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

Patterns and predictive factors of complications after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

BACKGROUND With an increased use of magnetic resonance imaging, the indications for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) have changed. Consequently, the patterns and factors predictive of complications after ERCP performed during current routine clinical practice are not well known. METHODS A prospective multicentre cohort study was undertaken in 11 Norwegian hospitals. Compl...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (E.R.C.P.).

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: Summary

Diseases of the pancreas and biliary tree are common in the United States. An estimated 6 per 100,000 people are afflicted with common bile duct stones, representing only a small fraction of those with gallstones. There are approximately 57,400 newly diagnosed cases of malignancy of the pancreas, gallbladder, or extrahepatic biliary tract each year, and the prognosis is usually poor. Pancreatit...

Difficult endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

JB Most endoscopists who are asked this question would immediately think of anatomic problems that limit or prevent access to the main duodenal papilla for cannulation, such as prior upper gastrointestinal surgery (eg, Billroth II gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y biliary diversion, or gastric bypass procedures) or gastric outlet obstruction (Figure 1). However, the difficulty of an endoscopic retrograde ...

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an essential modality for the diagnosis and therapy of pancreatobiliary disease. However, complications of ERCP-related procedures are also common. Post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP), the most common and potentially serious complication of ERCP-related procedures, occurs in 1 9% of all procedures (1-16). Moreover, the PEP rate increases to 10 4...