Nursing management for patients with minor papilla stent placement after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography cannulation: Two case reports

Table 1 Clinical and procedural characteristics of two patients undergoing minor papilla pancreatic stent placement

Characteristic	Case 1	Case 2
Age (years)	37	71
Sex	Female	Female
Major papilla MPD cannulation	Failed (repeated attempts)	Failed (repeated attempts)
Biliary cannulation via major papilla	Successful	Successful
Minor papilla morphology	Hemispherical, normal	Hemispherical, normal
Minor papilla cannulation	Successful (first attempt)	Successful (first attempt)
Guidewire advancement	To pancreatic tail	To pancreatic tail
Pancreatic duct findings	Neck narrowing, body/tail dilation	Body/tail dilation
Pancreatic stent size	7 Fr × 10 cm	7 Fr × 7 cm
Biliary stent size	7 Fr × 7 cm	7 Fr × 11 cm
Intraprocedural complications	None	None
Postprocedural complications (PEP, bleeding, perforation)	None at 30 days	None at 30 days

MPD: Main pancreatic duct; PEP: Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis.