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Complications of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: How to Avoid and Manage Them

Nicholas M. Szary, +1 more
- 01 Aug 2013 - 
- Vol. 9, Iss: 8, pp 496-504
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The current knowledge regarding ERCP complications and solutions for improved outcomes is outlined.
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This article is published in Gastroenterología y Hepatología.The article was published on 2013-08-01 and is currently open access. It has received 99 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography & Pancreatitis.

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Multicenter evaluation of the clinical utility of laparoscopy-assisted ERCP in patients with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Ali Abbas, +74 more
TL;DR: A large multicenter study indicates that LA-ERCP in patients with RYGB is feasible with a high procedure success rate comparable with that of standard ERCP in Patients with normal anatomy.
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Hepatobiliary complications of alveolar echinococcosis: A long-term follow-up study.

TL;DR: Hepatobiliary complications occur in about 10% of patients and a significant increase in hepatic transaminase concentrations facilitates the diagnosis, and interventional methods represent viable management options.

Iconographies supplémentaires de l'article : Endoscopic treatment of sphincterotomy-associated distal common bile duct strictures by using sequential insertion of multiple plastic stents

Abstract: BACKGROUND A rare, late complication of endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy is the occurrence of short strictures extending from the papillary orifice to the distal parts of the extraduodenal common bile duct. METHODS We evaluated the efficacy of the sequential insertion of multiple stents in the treatment of endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy associated common bile duct strictures. The design of the study is a prospective, single-arm observational study at a university-affiliated teaching hospital of 20 patients with distal common bile duct strictures because of choledocholithiasis-related endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy. Endoscopic treatment consisted of the sequential insertion of an increasing number of plastic stents with ever-larger diameters in 3-month follow-up intervals until stricture resolution. The primary outcome of the study was the rate of resolution of the stricture. The parameters measured were the duration of placement of stents, the maximum diameter, the total number of stents, and the total number of endoscopic sessions required for dilation of the strictures. RESULTS After a median of 9.0 months of stent placement (range 3-22 months) and a median of 20F maximum stent diameter (range 10F-30F), 18 patients (90%) remained stent-free for a median of 14.5 months (range 6-38 months). Two patients (10%) had stricture recurrences at 10 and 24 months. Multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that the time elapsed after endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy was significantly associated with the stent-placement time (however, significance was removed by correction for multiple testing) and the number of ERCPs required for dilation. The initial common bile duct size was significantly associated with the total stent number and diameter needed for stricture resolution (however, significance was removed by correction for multiple testing). Limitations are the low case number and the single-arm, noncontrolled study design. CONCLUSIONS Sequential insertion of an increasing number of biliary stents affords effective treatment of the distal biliary strictures that develop as a late complication of endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy.
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The "Scope" of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis.

TL;DR: The underlying mechanisms at play for the development of PEP are addressed, identifying patient and procedural risk factors and meaningful use of risk‐stratification information are identified, and current interventions aimed at reducing the risk of this complication are details.
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Endoscopic sphincterotomy complications and their management: an attempt at consensus

TL;DR: This document is an attempt to provide guidelines for prevention and management of complications, based on a workshop of selected experts, and a comprehensive review of the literature, that emphasize the importance of specialist training, disinfection, drainage, and collaboration with surgical colleagues.
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Complications of Endoscopic Biliary Sphincterotomy

TL;DR: The rate of complications after endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy can vary widely in different circumstances and is primarily related to the indication for the procedure and to endoscopic technique, rather than to the age or general medical condition of the patients.
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Risk factors for post-ERCP pancreatitis: A prospective, multicenter study

TL;DR: Combinations of patient characteristics including female gender, normal serum bilirubin, recurrent abdominal pain, and previous post-ERCP pancreatitis placed patients at increasingly higher risk of pancreatitis, regardless of whether ERCP was diagnostic, manometric, or therapeutic.
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Major early complications from diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP: a prospective multicenter study

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors performed a multicenter prospective study on complications of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) at nine centers in the Triveneto region of Italy over a 2-year period.
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