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Evaluation of patients with suspected acute biliary pancreatitis relies on biochemical testing and radiological imaging. No single parameter accurately predicts choledocholithiasis. Most predictive models focus on history, biochemical and radiological evaluations. The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Standards of Practice Committee proposed a risk-stratification scheme to evaluate patients with suspected biliary pancreatitis for choledocholithiasis. This chapter will focus on different case scenarios of biliary pancreatitis, asking specific questions related to each case presentation, and then followed by a discussion of the literature and recommended management.
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Video 11.1 This video demonstrates a native major papilla. Selective biliary cannulation is achieved with a sphincterotome and guidewire. The cholangiogram demonstrates filling defects in the distal extrahepatic bile duct. A biliary sphincterotomy is performed. Multiple balloon sweeps initially yield stone fragments. Eventually, a large 10 × 12 mm gallstone is extracted from the extrahepatic bile duct
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Murad, F., Edmundowicz, S. (2015). Acute Biliary Pancreatitis: Image, Intervene, or Observe?. In: Lee, L. (eds) ERCP and EUS. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2320-5_11
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