Table Of ContentERCP
The Fundamentals
ERCP
The Fundamentals
EdiTEd by
Peter B. Cotton md fRCs fRCP
digestive disease Center
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, USA
Joseph Leung md fRCP fACP mACG fAsGE
department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of California, davis School of Medicine
Sacramento, USA
and
Section of Gastroenterology
VA Northern California Health Care System
Gi Unit, Sacramento VAMC
Mather, USA
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Contents
Contributors, vii
Introduction: Developments in ERCP over 40 years, xii
About the companion website, xv
Section 1: Preparation
1 Training and assessment of competence (Preparing the endoscopist), 3
Joseph Leung & Peter B. Cotton
2 Preparing the facilities and equipment, 17
Joseph Leung
3 ERCP team and teamwork, 28
Phyllis M. Malpas
4 Patient education and consent, 37
Peter B. Cotton
5 Risk assessment and reduction, 41
Joseph Romagnuolo
6 Sedation, anesthesia, and medications, 59
John J. Vargo, II
Section 2: Techniques
7 Standard devices and techniques, 69
Joseph Leung
8 When standard cannulation approaches fail, 121
Sundeep Lakhtakia, Bronte A. Holt, & Shyam Varadarajulu
9 Intraductal therapies, 138
Mohan Ramchandani & D. Nageshwar Reddy
10 Sphincter of Oddi Manometry, 156
Evan L. Fogel & Stuart Sherman
11 Endoscopic ampullectomy, 170
Michael Bourke
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12 The Radiology of ERCP, 187
Derrick F. Martin
13 ERCP reporting and documentation, 205
Lars Aabakken
Section 3: Clinical applications
14 ERCP in acute cholangitis, 217
Wei-Chih Liao & Hsiu-Po Wang
15 ERCP peri-cholecystectomy, 228
Paul R. Tarnasky
16 Large bile duct stones, 250
Julia McNabb-Baltar & Alan Barkun
17 The patient with pain; suspected gallbladder and
sphincter dysfunction, 267
Peter B. Cotton
18 Benign Biliary Strictures, 271
John T. Cunningham
19 The Role of ERCP in Pancreatico-Biliary Malignancies, 282
John G. Lee
20 ERCP in acute and recurrent acute pancreatitis, 294
Gregory A. Coté
21 Chronic pancreatitis, 313
Wiriyaporn Ridtitid, Evan L. Fogel, & Stuart Sherman
22 Role of ERCP in complicated pancreatitis, 328
Todd H. Baron
23 ERCP in children, 341
Moises Guelrud & Andres Gelrud
Section 4: Quality and safety
24 Adverse events: definitions, avoidance, and management, 371
Peter B. Cotton & Mohammad Yaghoobi
25 ERCP: Quality issues and benchmarking, 397
Peter B. Cotton
Index, 405
Contributors
Lars Aabakken MD, PhD, BC
Professor of Medicine, Chief of GI Endoscopy
Oslo University Hospital—Rikshospitalet
Oslo, Norway
Alan Barkun MD, CM, FRCP(C), FACP, FACG, AGAF, MSc (Clinical Epidemiology)
Chairholder, the Douglas G. Kinnear Chair in Gastroenterology,
and Professor of Medicine, McGill University
Director of Digestive Endoscopy (adult section), Division of Gastroenterology,
Montreal General Hospital, McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre
Chief Quality Officer, Division of Gastroenterology,
McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Canada
Todd H. Baron MD, FASGE
Director of Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, USA
Michael Bourke MBBS, FRACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
and
Director of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Westmead Hospital
Westmead, Australia
Gregory A. Coté MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, USA
Peter B. Cotton MD, FRCS, FRCP
Professor of Medicine
Digestive Disease Center
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, USA
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viii Contributors
John T. Cunningham MD
Samuel and Winifred Witt Professor of Medicine
Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
Tucson, USA
Evan L. Fogel MD, MSc, FRCP(C)
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director, ERCP Fellowship Program
Digestive and Liver Disorders
Indiana University Health, University Hospital
Indianapolis, USA
Moises Guelrud MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine;
Director of Advanced Endoscopic Therapy
Division of Gastroenterology
Tufts Medical Center
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, USA
Andres Gelrud MD, MMSc
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for Pancreatic Disorders
Director, Interventional Endoscopy of the Center for Endoscopic
Research and Therapeutics (CERT)
University of Chicago
Chicago, USA
Bronte A. Holt MBBS, BMedSc, FRACP
Interventional Endoscopist
Center for Interventional Endoscopy
Florida Hospital
Orlando, USA
Sundeep Lakhtakia
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology
Hyderabad, India
John G. Lee MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
UC Irvine Health, H. H. Chao Comprehensive
Digestive Disease Center
Orange, USA
