Table 1. Indications for ERCP.
Total (n = 804) | |
Indication for ERCP | n (%) |
Stenting for distal tumors | 213 (26.5) |
CBD stones | 190 (23.6) |
Cholangitis | 152 (18.9) |
Biliary stent replacement | 62 (7.7) |
Acute pancreatitis | 54 (6.7) |
Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma | 28 (3.5) |
Iatrogenic biliary leak/stricture | 23 (2.9) |
Ampullary neoplasia | 22 (2.7) |
Papillary stenosis of unknown origin | 13 (1.6) |
Biliary stenosis in chronic pancreatitis | 9 (1.1) |
Post-OLT biliary stenosis | 7 (0.9) |
Recurrent pancreatitis in pancreas divisum | 6 (0.7) |
Pancreatic stent replacement | 5 (0.6) |
Main pancreatic duct stenosis or stone | 5 (0.6) |
Hemobilia/papillary bleeding | 3 (0.4) |
Other (Mirizzi’s syndrome, main pancreatic duct disruption, Recurrent pancreatitis, PSC, extrinsic neoplastic compression of CBD, peripapillary GIST) | 12 (1.5) |
ERCP – endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; CBD – common bile duct; OLT – orthotopic liver transplantation; PSC – primary sclerosing cholangitis; GIST – gastrointestinal stromal tumor.