Table 3.

Summary table of the role of ERCP in pancreatitis.

	Diagnosis	Management
1.	Acute biliary pancreatitis	Early ERCP should be considered only in selected patients with co-existing cholangitis or biliary obstruction
2.	Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD) Type I SOD (papillary stenosis) Type II SOD (functional) Type III SOD	Endoscopic sphincterotomy Endoscopic sphincterotomy in selected cases with positive SOM Endoscopic sphincterotomy is not indicated
3.	Pancreas divisum	Endotherapy (minor papillotomy ± stenting) should be performed only in cases with well-documented episodes of pancreatitis
4.	Chronic pancreatitis a.Pancreatic ductal calculi b.Pancreatic ductal stricture	Endotherapy is indicated in those with a single dominant stricture or solitary calculus in the head ESWL ± ERCP recommended for large (>5 mm) PD calculi Endotherapy with 1 or more plastic stents for 1 year Multiple plastic stents in symptomatic refractory strictures