The postoperative pain was evaluated after 10 min, 20 min, and 30 min in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) as well as 6 h and 24 h in the ward following ERCP. Additionally, inflammatory cytokines ...

2008;23(3):344-347. There have been several efforts to develop an effective preventive strategy that will eliminate or reduce the risk or severity of post-ERCP pancreatitis. Most of the ...

Among the potential adverse events associated with this procedure, post-ERCP pancreatitis is the most common complication, and the failure rate in cannulating the Vater’s ampulla ranges from 4 to 18% ...

Although tirzepatide use was associated with elevated amylase and lipase levels, risk for pancreatitis was not elevated among users of tirzepatide vs placebo. Tirzepatide does not yield a significant ...

of corticosteroid in prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) around the world. Results: Most of the seven RCTs were of high quality. When the RCTs were analyzed, odds ratios (OR) for ...

This valuable study discusses a hot topic in post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis. The new score for predicting post-ERCP pancreatitis offers an idea about the risk of ...

ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Example of the preprocedural PEP risk checklist. ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. IPMN, intraductal papillary mucinous ...