Jan. 3, 2004 -- Repeated treatment with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a safe and effective method of managing late choledochal complications and recurrent ...

Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a chronic cholestatic liver and biliary tract disease that can shorten life and may require liver transplantation, according to study data. The prevalence in the ...

Endoscopists who perform endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) are frequently pressured to perform urgent (usually night or weekend) ERCP in patients with acute biliary pancreatitis in ...

Hormonal changes during pregnancy increase the lithogenicity of bile and impair gallbladder emptying, which create a favorable environment for gallstone formation. Choledocholithiasis and consequent ...

Adverse events occurred more often among patients with cirrhosis than noncirrhotic cases after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and correlated with a higher incidence of acute chronic ...

OR: Odds ratio, 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval, LOS: Length of Stay, ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This ...

Guideline for endoscopy in PSC The guideline is intended to be an educational device to provide information that may assist endoscopists in providing care to patients. The European Society of ...

Acute cholangitis is diagnosed on the basis of the clinical features, supported by laboratory evidence of systemic infection. Imaging is helpful in revealing biliary obstruction and any underlying ...

The patient is a 20-year-old white woman with mild-to-moderate acute pancreatitis; she has gallstones but no evidence of acute cholecystitis on ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), or magnetic ...

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation and stricture formation in the bile ducts inside the liver and/or in the extrahepatic bile duct which drains into ...

Choledocholithiasis is a serious problem in pregnancy, which can lead to life-threatening complications such as cholangitis and pancreatitis. Data on safety issues of endoscopic retrograde ...