The Safety and Utility of Pancreatic Duct Stents in the Emergency ERCP of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis but Difficult Sphincterotomy

Abstract

Pancreatic duct stent-ing is a safe and effective procedure that may afford sufficient PD decompression to reverse the process of ABP, show better outcomes as compared to no-stent group. It is recommended to reduce the incidence of the complication in the emergency ERCP of ABP but difficult sphincterotomy. However, further prospective trials are needed.

Endoscopic Management of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

“…Guoqian and colleagues 89 reported results from the study of patients with ABP and difficult biliary sphincterotomy who were randomly assigned to a pancreatic stent group or a no-stent group. The stents had internal flanges and were 3 to 5 Fr, and 5 to 7 cm long.…”