BACKGROUND: Despite the recent improvement in techniques and patient selection, post-
ERCP pancreatitis remains the most frequent and dreaded complication of ERCP. Recent …

Background: Pancreatic sphincter hypertension increases the risk of pancreatitis in patients
undergoing ERCP. Glyceryl trinitrate reduces sphincter of Oddi pressure. This study tested …

OBJECTIVE: Acute pancreatitis is the most dreaded complication of ERCP. Two studies
have shown a significant effect of glyceryl nitrate (GN) in preventing post-ERCP pancreatitis …

Background Acute pancreatitis is the most common complication of diagnostic and
therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Several clinical trials …

OBJECTIVES Acute pancreatitis is the most common complication of endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Many medications have been used to prevent this …

Study design: Databases including PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and the
Science Citation Index were searched to find relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) …

Therapeutic ercp has become an accepted interventional method for both biliary and
pancreatic diseases despite complications. post-ercp pancreatitis, a complication associated …

Background Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) has been shown to be able to relax the sphincter of
Oddi (SO) both in animals and humans. Theoretically, the use of these compounds during …

BACKGROUND: Biochemical markers of ERCP-related myocardial injury have not
previously been investigated. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate ERCP-related cardiac troponin I …

OBJECTIVES: Acute pancreatitis is the most common adverse event of endoscopic
retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Recent data suggest that indomethacin can …