Predictors of ERCP Complications in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Endoscopist experience, need for sphincterotomy or balloon dilation, and concomitant Crohn disease, chronic hepatitis, or cirrhosis predicted post-ERCP adverse events.

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) typically requires treatment with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), often repeatedly. Multiple procedures might lead to an accumulated risk for post-ERCP complications, but whether patients with PSC are at increased risk during an individual procedure is not clear. Moreover, the predictors of post-ERCP complications are not well defined in this group.

To describe post-ERCP adverse events and identify their predictors, researchers conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of patients with PSC who underwent ERCP at a single tertiary center during 9 years. Data were collected on the volume of endoscopies performed by each endoscopist, characteristics of the procedure (e.g., cannulation t…

Reviewing Author

Chris E. Forsmark, MD

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Editorial boardsAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology; Gut; Pancreas

Chris E. Forsmark, MD

Disclosures

Editorial boardsAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology; Gut; Pancreas