Urgent ERCP reduce complications in acute biliary pancreatitis
J Pozsár, P Sahin, I Brandhuber, Z Kövesdi, L Topa · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2009 · Heft 05
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Zusammenfassung
Background: Acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) is a serious complication of biliary stones disease and is associated with relative high mortality. Early endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) with endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) has been advocated to reduce complications in patients presenting with ABP. In this study we're going to demonstrate the importance of urgent ERCP in patients with acute biliary pancreatitis. Methods: 78 patients (♂37/♀41) from Jan. 2006. to Dec 2008. were revised. We collected data of age, hospital stay, duration between admission and urgent ERCP, the complications, the ne…