Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1996 Jun;16(3):449-458.

Clinical Usefulness of ERCP in Acute Pancreatitis

• Kang JK
• Park IS
• Chung JB
• Song SY
• Song KH
• Han KJ

Abstract

The safety of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) in patients with acute pancreatitis(AP) was confirmed in the past decade. Especially in ease of acute gallstone panereatitis, early ERCP/EST(endoscopic sphincterotomy) may reduce the incidence of complications by removing gallstone which causes acute attack of pancreatitis. To assess clinical usefulness of ERCP/EST in the setting of AP, we reviewed clinical records of 58 patients with AP who had undergone ERCP /EST during the same period of admission.(continue...)

Keyword

Acute pancreatitis; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP); Endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST)

MeSH Terms

Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde*
Gallstones
Humans
Incidence
Pancreatitis*