Frequency of complications and risk factors involve after therapeutic ERCP

Auhtor: UT Kyow, BC Das, MJK Bhuiyan, T Talukdar, MJG Uddin

Abstract:

Background: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP) is an exclusive for both diagnostic and therapeutic modality for manage both biliary and pancreatic disease. But now it rarely use for diagnostic purpose due to development of noninvasive MRCP. Complications are rare but once it happens it may fatal. Therefore knowledge of common complications and risk factors for developing complication are essential for selection of patient. Objective: Understand the complications and factors involved in developing complication after therapeutic ERCP. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Place of study: Department of Surgery, BSMMU. Period of study: Jan. 2015 to Dec. 2015. Methods: one hundred and fifty-eight patients underwent therapeutic ERCP for different reasons within study period. Among them 18 patient denied to be included in the study. Rest 140 patients were included in this study and complications occurred in 23 patient. All respondent divided into 2 groups. One group-1 (n=117) belonged to those patients who manifested uneventful outcome labeled as ‘patients without complications’ and another group-2 (n=23) belonged to those patients who experienced different sorts of events labeled as ‘patients with complication’.

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