Lei Xin, Liang-Hao Hu, and Zhao-Shen Li from Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China describe their article published in the October issue of GIE. This study evaluated the ERCP development in the largest developing country, China, between 2006 and 2012, when the ERCP volume in developed countries decreased. In developed countries, the …
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EUS-guided pancreatic drainage for recurrent pancreatitis
Amy Tyberg, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weil Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, in New York, New York, USA presents this video case "EUS-guided pancreatic drainage for recurrent pancreatitis." This case describes a 71-year-old female with recurrent pancreatitis and a tight pancreatic duct (PD) stricture that was unable to be crossed during …
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EUS after failed ERCP
Joan B. Gornals, MD, PhD, from the Endoscopy Unit, Department of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, in Barcelona, Spain discusses this New Methods article "EUS-guided methylene blue cholangiopancreatography for benign biliopancreatic diseases after failed ERCP." The goal of this study was to describe and provide a new technique associated with interventional endoscopic ultrasound in …
ERCP in Billroth II gastrectomy patients
Tae Young Park, MD¹ and Tae Jun Song, MD, PhD² report their study "Outcomes of ERCP in Billroth II gastrectomy patients." We investigated the outcomes and risk factors for adverse events for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) using a cap-fitted forward-viewing endoscope with endoscopic papillary balloon dilation (EPBD) in Billroth II gastrectomy patients. ERCP is difficult …
ERCP-related perforations
Vivek Kumbhari, MD, from the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA discusses this Original Article "Algorithm for the management of ERCP-related perforations." The focus of this study was to assess patient outcomes using a predetermined algorithm based on managing ERCP-related duodenal perforations according to the …
Type III choledochal cyst and anomalous pancreatobiliary junction
Alexander Schlachterman, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, USA shares this video case, "Type III choledochal cyst and anomalous pancreatobiliary junction." A 34-year-old male with 2 episodes of acute recurrent pancreatitis was referred for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to further evaluate 5 cm intraduodenal dilation …
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Balloon enteroscopy–assisted ERCP
Kentaro Ishii, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, in Tokyo, Japan discusses this Original Article, "Balloon enteroscopy–assisted ERCP in patients with Roux-en-Y gastrectomy and intact papillae (with videos)." Balloon enteroscopy (BE)-assisted ERCP has provided a marked improvement in the success rate of reaching the papilla and consecutive ERCP procedures in …
ERCP for patients with postsurgical anatomy
Matheus Cavalcante Franco, MD, MSc, from the Cancer Institute of São Paulo, University of São Paulo, in São Paulo, Brazil shares this VideoGIE case, "ERCP with balloon-overtube–assisted enteroscopy in postsurgical anatomy." We reported a video case of a 59-year-old man, with past surgical history of partial gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y anastomosis due to peptic ulcer complication. …
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Therapeutic ERCP in patients with cirrhosis
Ali Siddiqui, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jefferson University School of Medicine, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA discusses this Original Article, "Efficacy and safety of therapeutic ERCP in patients with cirrhosis: a large multicenter study." We performed a multicenter study to evaluate outcomes, efficacy, and safety of ERCP in patients with cirrhosis. We …
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Editor’s Choice: Balloon enteroscopy–assisted ERCP
Associate Editor Dr. John Saltzman highlights this article “Balloon enteroscopy–assisted ERCP in patients with Roux-en-Y gastrectomy and intact papillae (with videos)” by Ishii et al as February’s Editor’s Choice. Performing ERCP in patients with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is an increasingly common clinical scenario for advanced endoscopists. The anatomy poses unique challenges including reaching the ampulla …
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