Study of patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)‎ at tishreen university hospital in Lattakia-Syria

Abstract EN

Objective : the aim of this study is to evaluate the indications, findings, and complications of performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

patients and methods: a prospective observational descriptive study conducted for the period from January 2020 to January 2021, 167 consecutive ercp were performed at Tishreen university hospital in Lattakia-Syria.

results: the median age was 58 years, 59.30% of patients were female.

the most common indications for ERCP were common bile duct stones (44.9%) and obstructive jaundice (44.3%).

the median number of attempts for cannulation was 2 counts, and 74.3% of the procedures were graded as with difficulty grade 1.

the most common abnormal findings were common bile duct dilation (50.3%) and bile duct stones (43.7%).

the most therapeutic endoscopic interventions were sphincterotomy (64.7%) and stone extraction balloons (68.9%).

the therapeutic success rate was 93.5% with repeated the procedure and complications occurred in (10.8%) of patients.

the most frequent complication was mild pancreatitis (6%).

death was reported in five cases (3%), one of them (0.6%) was due to ERCP.

conclusion: ERCP is a potential risk for complications, so physicians should be adept at recognizing and treating any complications as soon as they arise.