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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreaticography in Children: A Single-center Experience From Northern India

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Abstract

Objective

To evaluate spectrum, efficacy and safety of Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in pediatric population.

Methods

Retrospective case record review of pediatric patients (age ≤15 y) undergoing ERCP between January 2011 to June 2015 at a tertiary care referral hospital in New Delhi, India. The Indications for ERCP, cannulation success rate, procedure success rate and complications were recorded.

Results

The mean (SD) age of the participants were 11.5 (3) years. 164 ERCP procedures were done in 126 patients (67 males). All procedures were done under conscious sedation. The common indications for ERCP were choledocholithiasis (50, 30.5%), chronic calcific pancreatitis (38,23.2%), main pancreatic duct injury with leak (21,12.8%), and bile leak (12,7.3%). The cannulation success rate was 90.4% (114 out of 126), while procedural success rate was 86% (141 out of 164). Overall 8 complications were encountered; all were successfully managed conservatively.

Conclusions

ERCP in children can be successfully performed at centers with such expertise.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Amol Sonyabapu Dahale, Amarender Singh Puri, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Siddharth Srivastava & Ajay Kumar

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Dahale, A.S., Puri, A.S., Sachdeva, S. et al. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreaticography in Children: A Single-center Experience From Northern India. Indian Pediatr 56, 196–198 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-019-1498-2

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