The incidence and mortality rate of cancer has been quickly increasing in the past decades.
At present, cancer has become the leading cause of death worldwide. Most of the cancers …

Each year choledocholithiasis results in biliary obstruction, cholangitis, and pancreatitis in a
significant number of patients. The primary treatment, ERCP, is minimally invasive but …

Prophylaxis 1 ESGE recommends routine rectal administration of 100 mg of diclofenac or
indomethacin immediately before endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography …

This is a collaboration between the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and the
European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), and is a scheduled update of their …

Post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) is the most common serious adverse event attributed to the
procedure, resulting in annual estimated costs exceeding 150 million dollars in the United …

This Guideline is an official statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
(ESGE). It addresses the prophylaxis of post-endoscopic retrograde …

Background Data regarding the incidence and severity of post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) are
primarily from nonrandomized studies. Objective To determine the incidence, severity, and …

Best Practice Advice 1 For all procedures, especially procedures carrying an increased risk
for perforation, a thorough discussion between the endoscopist and the patient (preferably …

The management of patients with IBD requires evaluation with objective tools, both at the
time of diagnosis and throughout the course of the disease, to determine the location …

Background and Aims Studies on EUS-guided transmural biliary drainage (EUS-BD) have
evaluated its efficacy as a rescue technique after failed ERCP. We performed a single …