Complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiography in the post-MRCP era： A tertiary center experience

• Published in: World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2005-09, Vol.11 (33), p.5209-5212
• Main Authors: Ong, Tze-Zen, Khor, Jen-Lock, Selamat, Dede-Sutedja, Yeoh, Khay-Guan, Ho, Khek-Yu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bile Duct Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Bile Duct Diseases - surgery; Brief Reports; Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde - adverse effects; Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; Cholangitis - epidemiology; Cholangitis - etiology; Female; Gastroenterology - trends; Hemorrhage - epidemiology; Hemorrhage - etiology; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Pancreatitis - epidemiology; Pancreatitis - etiology; Prospective Studies; 内窥镜; 并发症; 磁共振检查; 胆管造影术
• ISSN: 1007-9327; 2219-2840
• DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5209

AZM： To evaluate our experience in endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography （ERCP） in terms of fulfilling the ASGE guidelines in indications, positive findings, and complications in the post-magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography （MRCP） era. METHODS： Between November 2001 and February 2003, consecutive ERCP cases were prospectively evaluated with regard to the indications, findings, cannulation techniques, devices used during the procedure, sedation given, duration of procedure, and complications. These data were entered in a database for subsequent processing and analysis. RESULTS： Of 336 cases, 21.4% were diagnostic and 78.6% therapeutic ERCR The indications for ERCP fulfilled the ASGE guidelines in 323 cases （96.1%）. Suspected bile duct stone was the most frequent indication （26.8%）, and this was followed by cholangitis （24.4%）, dilated common bile duct （14.9%）, and cholestatic jaundice （23.4%）. Cannulation success rate was 94%. Biliary sphincterotomy was performed in 175 （52.1%） patients. Repeated ERCP was performed on 31.5% of the patients. Overall, the complication rate was 9.8% with 0.3% being procedurerelated mortality. The complications were pancreatitis （5.4%）, bleeding （0.8%）, cholangitis （2.4%） and others （1.5%）. No significant difference was observed between the complication rate and the type of ERCP performed. CONCLUSION： Our study showed that post-ERCP complication rate was comparable with the other large prospective studies and there was no difference in the complication between the diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP.