Prevention and treatment of post-ERCP complications / 中华肝胆外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Postoperative complications of ERCP include pancreatitis,cholangitis,hemorrhage,mechanical damage (such as perforation) of the digestive tract and drug reaction.Since the the complications definition,surgical indications,operation technique,data collection and processing method were inconsistent,there were controversies for the incidences of complications after ERCP and its risk factors for different institutions.This paper discussed the evolution of ERCP risk factors,current situation and prophylaxis of major complications after ERCP and summarized the current research progress in order to provide theoretical help for prevention and prophylaxis of postoperative complications of ERCP.