Chapter 21 Plastic Pancreaticobiliary Stents and Nasopancreaticobiliary Tubes Concepts and Insertion Techniques Todd H. Baron The use of plastic biliary stents for drainage of the bile duct was described over…
Chapter 16 Biliary Sphincterotomy Horst Neuhaus Diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has been replaced by magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and endoscopic ultrasound, which are comparable in accuracy but are noninvasive…
Chapter 34 The Dilated Pancreatic Duct Michelle A. Anderson, Anoop Prabhu The pancreas arises from the fusion of the ventral and dorsal pancreatic buds. The dorsal pancreatic bud gives rise…
Chapter 28 ERCP in Pregnancy Ara B. Sahakian, Priya A. Jamidar Physiologic alterations during pregnancy, such as weight gain and hormonal changes, increase the risk of cholelithiasis. Elevated estrogen levels…
Chapter 17 Balloon Dilation of the Native and Postsphincterotomy Papilla Chan-Sup Shim Endoscopic sphincterotomy has become the procedure of choice for removal of stones from the bile duct, especially in…
Chapter 23 Pancreaticobiliary Stent Removal Migrated and Nonmigrated Everson L.A. Artifon, Juan J. Vila, Jose Pinhata Otoch Patients with pancreaticobiliary obstructive diseases are suitable for endoscopic stent placement as definitive…
Chapter 7 Adverse Events of ERCP Prediction, Prevention, and Management Martin L. Freeman Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has evolved from a diagnostic modality to a primarily therapeutic procedure for pancreatic…
Chapter 32 Pancreas Divisum, Biliary Cysts, and Other Congenital Anomalies Mark Topazian Anomalies of the biliary and pancreatic ducts are commonly encountered during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and are important…
Chapter 33 Approach to the Dilated Bile Duct and Pneumobilia Pari Shah, Geoffrey Spencer, Michael L. Kochman The Dilated Bile Duct Background The dilated bile duct is a commonly encountered…
Chapter 30 Echoendoscopic Ultrasound–Guided Biliary Drainage Marc Giovannini, Erwan Bories, Félix Ignacio Téllez-Ávila Echoendoscopic biliary drainage is an option to treat obstructive jaundices when endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) drainage fails….
