scholarly journals Flat Papilla of Vater and Bleeding during Endoscopic Sphincterotomy: Two New Risk Factors for Post-Endoscopic Pancreatitis

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamry A ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Bile Duct ◽  
Endoscopic Sphincterotomy ◽  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Pathological Examination ◽  
Papilla Of Vater ◽  
Bleeding Control ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Bile Duct Stenosis ◽  
Duct Stenosis

Objective: To analyze the risk factors for post-endoscopic pancreatitis (PEP). Background: PEP occurs in 4%-42% of patients, depending on their risk factors. Over 56 risk factors were analyzed, but only 4were found to be repeated in most studies. Study: A single-center retrospective study analyzing 402 consecutive patients with naïve papillae who underwent Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was conducted. The significance of 14 potentially new risk factors was evaluated, and it was found that they were associated with the level of bile duct stenosis, papilla anatomy, bleeding during sphincterotomy, endoscopic bleeding control, and pathological examination. Furthermore, 13 of the most frequently published risk factors were re-analyzed. Results: Five risk factors (containing two new ones) were significant with the following univariate and multivariate regression values: flat papilla (odds ratio [OR] 5.1, p=0.0049; OR 4.59, p=0.0244) and bleeding during endoscopic sphincterotomy (OR 3.58, p=0.148; OR 4.07, p=0.0257), and significance of the three already known risk factors was confirmed: age <40 years (OR 6.89, p=0.0139; OR 4.96, p=0.0139), common bile duct (CBD) diameter < 9 mm (OR 5.35, p=0.0007; OR 3.98, p=0.0203), and difficulty in cannulation (OR 3.2, p=0.0298; OR 7.72, p=0.004). Conclusion: This study reaffirms the risk of PEP associated with age, difficulty in cannulation, and CBD diameter. It also identifies two new risk factors: flat papilla and bleeding during sphincterotomy. These results suggest the need for a change in ERCP methodology in patients with these risk factors, but this finding requires confirmation in subsequent studies.

Risk Factors for Bile Duct Stenosis in Living Donor Liver Transplantation.

2014 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 789
Author(s):  
S. Miyagi ◽  
W. Nakanishi ◽  
A. Fujio ◽  
Y. Miura ◽  
R. Nishimura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Bile Duct ◽  
Living Donor ◽  
Living Donor Liver Transplantation ◽  
Donor Liver ◽  
Bile Duct Stenosis ◽  
Donor Liver Transplantation ◽  
Duct Stenosis

scholarly journals Risk Factors for Success, Complications, and Death after Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Bile Duct Stones: A 17-Year Experience with 2,137 Cases

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 534-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Júlio Carlos Pereira Lima ◽  
Ivan David Arciniegas Sanmartin ◽  
Bruna Latrônico Palma ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Oliveira dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Bile Duct ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ◽  
Endoscopic Sphincterotomy ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Bile Duct Stones ◽  
Related Complication ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Stone Removal

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Risk factors for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) complications are well-studied. However, risk factors for complications and success after endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) for duct stones are poorly determined. This study aimed to verify risk factors for mortality, complications, and success after EST. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A multivariate analysis was carried out in a dataset of ERCPs performed during 17 years. <b><i>Results:</i></b> A total of5,226 ERCPs were performed, of which 2,137 were in patients with bile duct stones (1,458 women and 679 men; mean age = 57 years) who underwent EST with attempted stone removal. There were 171 (8%) complications, with pancreatitis in 87 (4.1%), bleeding in 48 (2.2%), other complications in 36 (1.8%), and mortality of 0.6%. Successful stone(s) removal was obtained in 2,028 cases (94.9%). On multivariate analysis, mortality was associated with age &#x3e;60 years (1 vs. 0.2%), cholangitis (4.3 vs. 0.3%), and EST-related complications (5.8 vs. 0.2%). Complications were associated with unsuccessful stone removal (13.4 vs. 7.5%) and difficult cannulation (13.9 vs. 5.4%). An unsuccessful EST was independently related to difficult cannulation (86.2 vs. 98.7%), precutting (79.4 vs. 96.4%), and complications (86.5 vs. 95.6%). <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Risk factors for complications after EST for stones are delayed bile duct cannulation and failed stone retrieval. Mortality is higher in older patients, those who presented with an EST-related complication, or those who presented initially with cholangitis. Difficult cannulation, EST-related complications, and precutting were associated with an unsuccessful procedure. In this series, outpatient EST with attempted stone retrieval was found to be as safe as performing the procedure in hospitalized patients.

scholarly journals Diagnosis of Cancer Spread Using Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Cholangioscopy-guided Ultrasonography for Malignant Bile Duct Stenosis

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 159-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirokazu Inoue
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Extrahepatic Bile Duct ◽  
Biliary Duct ◽  
Wall Thickening ◽  
Papilla Of Vater ◽  
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer ◽  
Bile Duct Stenosis ◽  
Cancer Spread ◽  
Duct Stenosis ◽  
Maximum Minimum

The characteristics of sites of intramural cancer spread were examined by comparing the intraductal ultrasonography (IDUS) and wall thickening findings at sites of intramural cancer spread and non-spread, in patients with malignant bile duct stenosis who had undergone percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD).The subjects were ten patients with extrahepatic bile duct cancer, two with pancreatic cancer, one with cancer of the gallbladder, and one with cancer of the papilla of Vater who underwent preoperative IDUS. From these patients, 50 IDUS slices were examined with a congruent relationship with the histologic section of resected tissue. The maximum thickening, minimum thickening, maximum/minimum thickening ratio, and form factor of the medial and lateral margins of the medial hypoechoic layer were determined using diagnostic imaging, and the results were compared at sites of cancer spread and non-spread.Twelve slices were obtained from the site of stenosis, 14 from sites of cancer spread, and 24 from non-spread sites. The maximum thickening, minimum thickening, and maximum/minimum thickening ratio differed significantly between the sites of spread and the non-spread.The absolute values for wall thickening are useful for diagnosing the presence of intramural spread in patients with malignant biliary duct stenosis.

scholarly journals Fully Covered Self-Expandable Metal Stents for Treatment of Both Benign and Malignant Biliary Disorders

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abdel Samie ◽  
Lorenz Theilmann
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Endoscopic Sphincterotomy ◽  
Biliary Obstruction ◽  
Therapeutic Option ◽  
Metal Stents ◽  
Distal Bile Duct ◽  
Biliary Strictures ◽  
Bile Duct Stenosis ◽  
Self Expanding Metal Stents ◽  
Duct Stenosis

Transpapillary stents are increasingly being used for biliary strictures, whether benign or malignant. However, there are different stent types and available data is controversial. Recently, completely covered self-expandable metal stents (CSEMSs) have been proposed as an alternative therapeutic option in different biliary indications, including strictures of the distal bile duct, anastomotic stenosis after orthotopic liver transplantation, bile duct leaks, periampullary perforation following endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES), and postsphincterotomy bleeding. Despite the higher costs of these devices, fully covered self-expanding metal stents seem to be a suitable therapeutic option to relief biliary obstruction due to bile duct stenosis, regardless of the underlying cause.

scholarly journals Difficulty Achieving a Preoperative Diagnosis of IgG4-Related Sclerosing Cholangitis

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-431
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro Suzumura ◽  
Etsuro Hatano ◽  
Masaharu Tada ◽  
Hideaki Sueoka ◽  
Hiroshi Nishida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bile Duct ◽  
Preoperative Diagnosis ◽  
Sclerosing Cholangitis ◽  
Wall Thickening ◽  
Distal Bile Duct ◽  
Obliterative Phlebitis ◽  
Bile Duct Stenosis ◽  
Storiform Fibrosis ◽  
Lymphoplasmacytic Infiltration ◽  
Duct Stenosis

A 75-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of bile duct stenosis. He had no medical history of autoimmune disease. The level of tumor markers, serum IgG, and IgG4 were within normal ranges. Computed tomography showed perihilar and distal bile duct stenosis and wall thickening without swelling or abnormal enhancement of the pancreas. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography showed perihilar and distal bile duct stenosis. A biopsy and cytology from the distal bile duct stenosis suggested adenocarcinoma, and cytology from the perihilar bile duct also suggested adenocarcinoma. A preoperative diagnosis of perihilar and distal bile duct cancer was made, and the patient underwent left hepatectomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy. Resected specimens showed wall thickening in the perihilar and distal bile duct; however, tumors were unclear. A histopathological examination revealed lymphoplasmacytic infiltration, storiform fibrosis, and obliterative phlebitis in the perihilar and distal bile ducts. Immunohistochemistry revealed diffuse infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells in the perihilar and distal bile ducts. Lymphoplasmacytic infiltration, inflammatory change, storiform fibrosis, and obliterative phlebitis were shown in the pancreas. A final diagnosis of IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC) with autoimmune pancreatitis was made. We herein report a case in which a preoperative diagnosis of IgG4-SC was difficult due to normal serum IgG4 levels and no obvious pancreatic lesion.

scholarly journals Risk factors for adverse events associated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with surgically altered anatomy: a retrospective study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojia Chen ◽  
Fan Wang ◽  
Jing Liu ◽  
Wenhui Tao ◽  
Zhang Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Bile Duct ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Balloon Dilation ◽  
Endoscopic Papillary Balloon Dilation ◽  
Endoscopic Retrograde ◽  
Therapeutic Success ◽  
Surgically Altered Anatomy

Abstract Introduction Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is considered to be a challenge in patients with surgically altered anatomy. We aimed to identify the risk factors of ERCP-related adverse events in patients with surgically altered anatomy in our center. Methods We included patients with surgically altered anatomy who underwent ERCP between April 2017 and December 2020 at our center. Clinical characteristics and outcomes were analyzed in univariate and multivariate methods to identify the risk factors for adverse events. Results A total of 121 ERCP procedures were performed in 93 patients. The papilla or surgical anastomosis was successfully reached in 113 cases (93.4%). Diagnostic success was achieved in 106 cases (93.8%) and subsequent therapeutic success was achieved in 102 cases (96.2%). ERCP-related adverse events occurred in 31 cases (25.6%). In univariate analysis, not first time ERCP attempt, a CBD stone diameter ≥ 15 mm, multiple cannulation attempts, endoscopic papillary balloon dilation, endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation, endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage, biopsy in the bile duct or papilla, mechanical lithotripsy use, and stone retrieval basket were associated with ERCP-related adverse events. In multivariate analysis, multiple cannulation attempts (OR 5.283; 95% CI 1.088–25.659; p = 0.039), endoscopic papillary balloon dilation (OR 4.381; 95% CI 1.191–16.114; p = 0.026), and biopsy in the bile duct or papilla (OR 35.432; 95% CI 2.693–466.104; p = 0.007) were independently associated with ERCP-related adverse events. Conclusions ERCP in patients with surgically altered anatomy was feasible and safe. Interventions including multiple cannulation attempts, endoscopic papillary balloon dilation, and biopsy in the bile duct or papilla were independent risk factors for ERCP-related adverse events.

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