Endoscopic retrogade cholangiopancreatography [ERCP] in the diagnosis of biliary and pancreatic duct disease: a prospective study on 668 Jordanian patients

ABSTRACT

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography [ERCP] is the method of choice in establishing the nature and the site of common bile and pancreatic duct disease and related complications. It was used in 668 Jordanian patients who presented with biliary or pancreatic disease and unexplained upper abdominal pain. Common bile duct [CBD] stones, postsurgical traumatic CBD strictures, papillary stenosis and malignant strictures were the most common findings in this study. The incidence of malignant strictures was less and the postsurgical CBD injuries, mainly CBD complete ligation, were more than what was reported by others. This procedure was also valuable in the investigation of unexplained upper abdominal pain and pancreatic disease