Review
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. May 16, 2010; 2(5): 165-178
Published online May 16, 2010. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i5.165
Table 2 Patient and procedural risk factors associated with post-ERCP pancreatitis
Patient related factors
Female sex
Young age
History of or suspected sphincter of oddi dysfunction
History of pancreatitis, recurrent pancreatitis or post-ERCP pancreatitis
Procedure related factors
Difficult or multiple cannulation attempts
Multiple pancreatic contrast injections
Pancreatic acinarization
Precut sphincterotomy
Endoscopic papillary balloon dilation
Sphincter of oddi manometry
Distal common bile duct diameter ≤ 1 cm
Presence of a pancreatic stricture
Procedures not involving stone removal