Abstract

Several prospective, randomized trials have demonstrated that early ERCP and biliary endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) with/without stone extraction was superior in reducing the mortality and morbidity rates in acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) compared with conservative treatment. Prophylactic pancreatic duct (PD) stent placement has been shown to reduce the risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis. However, there are few reports about PD stent placement in the emergency ERCP of ABP. The aim of current study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of emergency ERCP and PD stent placement in patients with ABP.

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