Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Conditions
Brief summary
To evaluate the effectiveness and sefety of papillectomy to enable bile duct access during endoscopic retrograde cholangiography in patients with difficult biliary cannulation.
Interventions
Papillectomy prior to bile duct cannulation during ERCP
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Difficult cannulation of bile duct
Exclusion criteria
* post-surgical upper GI anatomy * previous endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography or percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography * papilla within a diverticulum * coagulation disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rate of treatment success | During endoscopy | Rate of successful cannulation of the bile duct after PreCut-papillectomy |
| Adverse event rate | Up to 30 days | Rate of adverse events, as classifed by ASGE classification |