1. ERCP for Gallstone Pancreatitis.
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Fogel, Evan L. and Sherman, Stuart
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PANCREATITIS , *ENDOSCOPIC retrograde cholangiopancreatography , *PATHOLOGICAL physiology , *HEMORRHAGE , *INTESTINAL perforation - Abstract
The article explores the case of a 74-year-old man diagnosed with acute pancreatitis who underwent selective endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The pathophysiology of gallstone pancreatitis, as well as the impact of ERCP treatment are discussed. Adverse side-effects of the ERCP are presented, which includes pancreatitis, bleeding, ductal or intestinal perforation and cardiopulmonary events.
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- 2014
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