A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows rectally administered indomethacin significantly reduced the incidence of pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adverse events occurred more often among patients with cirrhosis than noncirrhotic cases after endoscopic ...

Acute pancreatitis is the most feared complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) because it has the greatest potential for causing prolonged hospitalization, major morbidity ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prophylactic rectal NSAIDs were associated with lower rates of post-ERCP pancreatitis. NSAIDs did not increase ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – April 28, 2009 – Pregnant women with gallstone disease may require immediate endoscopic intervention because of potentially life-threatening cholangitis (infection in the bile ducts) ...

Pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the most commonly feared adverse event for this procedure. It can result in significant morbidity and, rarely, mortality.

Mauna Kea Technologies announced the final results of a clinical trial assessing the use of probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy in the diagnosis of biliary cancer during ERCP. The results of the ...

SAN DIEGO -- Minor papilla endoscopic sphincterotomy did not reduce the risk of acute pancreatitis in patients with acute recurrent pancreatitis and pancreas divisum, a sham-controlled randomized ...

ERCP is the acronym for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. It is a medical technique that employs a combination of fluoroscopy and endoscopy to diagnose and treat disorders affecting the ...