scholarly journals Difficult Biliary Cannulation for Intradiverticular Papilla: Forceps Technique Revisited

2021 ◽  
Vol 07 (03) ◽  
pp. e191-e194
Author(s):  
Mahesh Kumar Goenka ◽  
Gajanan Ashokrao Rodge ◽  
Bhavik Bharat Shah ◽  
Shivaraj Afzalpurkar
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ◽  
Biopsy Forceps ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Biliary Cannulation ◽  
Successful Cannulation ◽  
Difficult Time ◽  
Difficult Biliary Cannulation ◽  
Simultaneous Use

AbstractPeriampullary diverticula (PAD) have been encountered in 5.9 to 18.5% of patients during all the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Cannulation in the presence of PAD can sometimes be difficult, time consuming, and often requires a higher level of endoscopic skills.Several techniques have been reported to facilitate and increase the chances of successful bile duct cannulation in the presence of PAD. The two-devices in one-channel method has been sparingly used. It involves the simultaneous use of a biopsy forceps and another instrument, either a cannula or sphincterotome through the same working channel. We successfully performed ERCP in three cases, where bile duct cannulation was performed in the setting of intradiverticular papilla using two-devices in one-channel method.We feel that the two-devices in one-channel method can be very useful and positioned higher up in the algorithm for successful cannulation in patients with PAD.

scholarly journals Is Cholecystectomy a cause of difficult biliary cannulation in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography?

2021 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
R.E. Cankurtaran ◽  
R Atalay ◽  
Y.H. Polat ◽  
F Kivrakoglu ◽  
M Tahtacı ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Common Bile Duct ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ◽  
Common Bile Duct Stones ◽  
Study Patient ◽  
Bile Duct Stones ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Biliary Cannulation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Difficult Biliary Cannulation

Background and study aim: In European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guidelines, biliary cannulation of naive papillae is defined as difficult in the presence of more than 5 papilla contacts, more than 5min cannulation time or more than one unintended pancreatic duct cannulation or opacification. It is not known whether cholecystectomy is a cause of difficult biliary cannulation. This study aimed to investigate whether cholecystectomy (CCY) is a cause of difficult biliary cannulation in patients who have undergone Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for choledocholithiasis. Patients and methods: Adult patients with naive papillae and those who underwent ERCP for common bile duct stones and/or sludge were included in this retrospective study. Patient demographics, clinical presentation (acute cholangitis, biliary pancreatitis or biliary colic), periprocedural data including laboratory and radiological findings and ERCP results were compared between no-CCY and post-CCY groups. Results: 438 patients were included in the present study and 347 of these patients were in the no-CCY group and 91 patients were in post-CCY group. A statistically significant difference was found in the number of patients with difficult cannulation in the post-CCY group (n=30, 33.0%) patients compared to the no- CCY group (n=67, 19.3%) (p=0.011). According the multivariate analyses results, presence of history of cholecystectomy was found an independent risk factor of difficult cannulation (Odds ratio: 2.014; 95 % Cl 1.205-3.366; p=0.008). Conclusions: The results showed that biliary cannulation was significantly more difficult in patients with cholecystectomy who underwent ERCP for common bile duct stones.

scholarly journals Snare-assisted precutting and dual-knife fistulotomy performed during difficult biliary cannulation in a patient with an ectopic papilla of Vater

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 030006052110351
Author(s):  
Hui Liu ◽  
Chun-Meng Jiang ◽  
Bo Qu ◽  
Zhi-Guo Wang
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ◽  
New Method ◽  
Papilla Of Vater ◽  
Duodenal Papilla ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Biliary Cannulation ◽  
Polypectomy Snare ◽  
Difficult Biliary Cannulation ◽  
The Common

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is widely used in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatobiliary diseases; however, successful biliary cannulation is a prerequisite for this operation. We herein present a new method in a patient in whom cannulation was difficult. A 56-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with choledocholithiasis. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was performed, and duodenoscopy revealed that the patient’s duodenal papilla was located at the initial part of the horizontal segment of the duodenum. Because of the ectopic location of the duodenal papilla, the guidewire could not be inserted into the biliary and pancreatic duct. Therefore, we performed a new method to resolve the problem of difficult cannulation. A polypectomy snare was used to excise the mucosa covering the surface of the intramural segment of the common bile duct, and a dual knife was used to form a fistula. A guidewire was then inserted through the stoma into the bile duct. After the procedure, the bile duct was successfully cannulated and the stones were removed. No complications occurred. This new method may be an alternative treatment to precutting for difficult biliary cannulation in patients with a protruded papilla of Vater.

scholarly journals Utility and safety of a new uneven double-lumen sphincterotome in cases of difficult biliary cannulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuhei Shintani ◽  
Osamu Inatomi ◽  
Yoshiya Takeda ◽  
Hiroshi Matsumoto ◽  
Takehide Fujimoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Success Rate ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ◽  
Operation Time ◽  
Conventional Group ◽  
Double Lumen ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Biliary Cannulation ◽  
Difficult Biliary Cannulation

Abstract Background We investigated the utility and safety of a new uneven double-lumen sphincterotome in biliary cannulation in comparison with the conventional pancreatic guidewire (PGW) method. Methods We retrospectively evaluated 119 patients who required PGW placement because of difficult biliary cannulation. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was performed using a conventional ERCP catheter or a new uneven double-lumen sphincterotome. The success rate of bile duct cannulation, the operation time of bile duct cannulation, and the incidence of post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) were evaluated. Results Forty-four patients were treated with a new double-lumen sphincterotome (the new sphincterotome group) and 75 patients underwent conventional PGW placement (the conventional group). The success rate of bile duct cannulation was 39/44 (88.6%) in the new sphincterotome group and 63/75 (84.0%) in the conventional group (not significant). The total biliary cannulation time (from the reach to the papilla to the finish of biliary cannulation) was 16.0 (6.5–78) min in the new sphincterotome group and 26.0 (5–80) min in the conventional group (P < 0.01). The time from PGW placement to bile duct cannulation was 3.5 (0.3–57) min in the magictome group and 12.0 (1–65) min in the conventional group (P < 0.01). Hyperamylasemia was observed in 13/44 (29.5%) and 17/75 (22.7%), respectively (not significant). Five of 44 (11.3%) of the new sphincterotome group and 14/75 (18.7%) of the conventional group were diagnosed with PEP (not significant). Conclusion A new double-lumen sphincterotome allows selective bile duct cannulation to be performed in a shorter time than the conventional PGW method.

scholarly journals Number of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Procedures Required for Short Biliary Cannulation Time

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koichiro Mandai ◽  
Koji Uno ◽  
Yasutoshi Fujii ◽  
Takuji Kawamura ◽  
Kenjiro Yasuda
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Bile Duct ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Biliary Stricture ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Biliary Cannulation ◽  
Malignant Biliary Stricture ◽  
Cannulation Success Rate

Background. Several previous studies assessed the competence in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) using the bile duct cannulation success rate. However, the cannulation time is also important, because a long cannulation time was reported to be a risk factor for post-ERCP pancreatitis. Aim. To determine the number of ERCP procedures required for short cannulation time of the bile duct. Methods. We retrospectively analyzed 605 ERCP procedures performed for bile duct cannulation in patients with native papilla at our institution between March 2012 and December 2015. The successful procedures were divided into 2 groups: group L and group S (cannulation time>15 minutes and ≤15 minutes, resp.). An analysis of the relationship among the biliary cannulation time, ERCP experience, and other factors was then conducted. Results. Multivariate analysis showed that the ERCP experience of ≤300 procedures (odds ratio, 2.080; 95% confidence interval, 1.337–3.142; P=0.001) and malignant biliary stricture due to pancreatic cancer (odds ratio, 1.912; 95% confidence interval, 1.072–3.412; P=0.028) were found to be significantly associated with a cannulation time of >15 minutes. Conclusions. Our findings suggested that an ERCP experience of ≤300 procedures and malignant biliary stricture due to pancreatic cancer were associated with prolonged biliary cannulation time.

scholarly journals Difficult Biliary Cannulation in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: Definitions, Risk Factors, and Implications

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-72
Author(s):  
Brian M. Fung ◽  
Teodor C. Pitea ◽  
James H. Tabibian
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Biliary Cannulation ◽  
Vast Array ◽  
The Past ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Invasive Method ◽  
Difficult Biliary Cannulation

Over the past 50 years, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has become the preferred minimally invasive method of treating a vast array of pancreatobiliary diseases. An initial sine qua non for ERCP success is selective ductal cannulation. Despite significant progress in the optimisation of ERCP methods and accessories, selective biliary cannulation using conventional techniques remains unsuccessful in approximately 15% of native papilla cases. Furthermore, difficult biliary cannulation has been associated with an increased risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis, among other adverse events. Here, in the first of a two-part series, the authors provide a primer on standard biliary cannulation techniques and discuss the definition, risk factors, and implications of difficult biliary cannulation. The second part of the series will provide an overview of the existing advanced techniques used in cases of difficult biliary cannulation as well as the approach to their selection.

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