Transpapillary pancreatic duct stent placement can decrease the rate of post-ERCP pancreatitis in high-risk procedures

Acute pancreatitis is a significant complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP). Procedure-related factors associated with higher risk for post-ERCP pancreatitis are the opacification, inadvertent canulation of the pancreatic duct and the pre-cut sphincterotomy. It has been shown that stent placement in the pancreatic duct may decrease the risk of pancreatitis, but data are inconsistent. Aim: of this study to test whether pancreatic stent placement reduces the frequency and severity of pancreatitis in procedures that carry extremely high risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis. Patients And Met…