Relationship between post-ERCP pancreatitis and the change of serum amylase level after the procedure

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2007; 13(28): 3855-3860
Published online Jul 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i28.3855

Table 1 Characteristics and diagnosis of the patients

Parameters	Results
No. of patients (n)	1291
Mean age (yr, range)	64 (12-96)
Male:female	738:553
Pancreatic duct opacification	875 (68%)
Difficult bile duct cannulation	107 (8%)
Intraductal ultrasonography	266 (20)
Biliary sphincterotomy	270 (20%)
Biliary stent placement	60 (112%)
Papillary balloon dilatation	50 (3.8%)
Cytology of the bile/pancreatic juice	53 (4.1%)
Biopsy of the bile/pancreatic duct	78 (6.0%)
Gallbladder stone	488 (38%)
Choledocholithiasis	313 (24%)
Cholangiocarcinoma	75 (6%)
Pancreatic cancer	73 (6%)
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm	63 (4%)
Ampullary cancer	23 (2%)
Pancreaticobiliary maljunction	20 (2%)

Citation: Ito K, Fujita N, Noda Y, Kobayashi G, Horaguchi J, Takasawa O, Obana T. Relationship between post-ERCP pancreatitis and the change of serum amylase level after the procedure. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(28): 3855-3860
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i28/3855.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i28.3855

Ito K, Fujita N, Noda Y, Kobayashi G, Horaguchi J, Takasawa O, Obana T. Relationship between post-ERCP pancreatitis and the change of serum amylase level after the procedure. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(28): 3855-3860 [PMID: 17657841 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i28.3855]

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