ERCP in surgically altered anatomy requires the endoscopist to fully understand the procedural goals and the reconstructed anatomy before proceeding. Altered anatomy presents a variety of challenges unique to enteroscopy,…
Many devices and techniques have been developed to assist in cases of difficult biliary cannulation. Guidewire-assisted cannulation has become the first-line technique for biliary cannulation. Precut sphincterotomy can be safe…
Adam Slivka, MD, PhD, Editor Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has evolved over the last four decades into a therapeutic procedure for a variety of pancreaticobiliary conditions. Recently, there have been…
Charles J. Lightdale, MD, Consulting Editor When endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was initially performed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, it was intended to be a purely diagnostic tool….
