Chapter 20 Minor Papilla Cannulation and Sphincterotomy Pier Alberto Testoni, Alberto Mariani Pancreas divisum (literally “divided pancreas”) is a congenital anatomic variant in which the dorsal and ventral pancreatic ducts…
Chapter 40 Benign Biliary Strictures Guido Costamagna, Ivo Boškoski, Pietro Familiari Benign bile duct strictures can be the result of iatrogenic injury during surgery, most commonly following cholecystectomy, or may…
Chapter 18 Stone Extraction Catherine B. Ngo, Joseph W. Leung Following endoscopic sphincterotomy, the majority of stones less than 1 cm in diameter will pass spontaneously.1 Nonetheless, it is current practice…
Chapter 4 Endoscopes, Guidewires, and Accessories Sushil K. Ahlawat, Firas H. Al-Kawas Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has become the preferred technique for the management of patients with a variety of…
Chapter 14 Access (Precut) Papillotomy Paul Kortan, Gary May The cardinal step of therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is deep cannulation of the desired duct, usually the common bile duct…
Chapter 22 Biliary Metal Stent Insertion Brintha K. Enestvedt, Gregory G. Ginsberg There are two main categories of biliary stents: fixed diameter plastic stents (PS) and self-expandable metal stents (SEMS)….
Chapter 13 Cannulation of the Major Papilla Michael J. Bourke Despite advances in imaging and device technology over the past decade, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) continues to be technically challenging…
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Chapter 16 Biliary Sphincterotomy Horst Neuhaus Diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has been replaced by magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and endoscopic ultrasound, which are comparable in accuracy but are noninvasive…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…
