Mallory S Bray1, Andrew J Borgert2, Milan E Folkers3, Shanu N Kothari4. 1. Department of Medical Education, Gundersen Medical Foundation, La Crosse, WI, USA. 2. Department of Medical Research, Gundersen Medical Foundation, La Crosse, WI, USA. 3. Department of Gastroenterology, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, WI, USA. 4. Department of General Surgery, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, WI, USA. Electronic address: snkothar@gundersenhealth.org.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) carries a small but significant risk of perforation. Recent data suggest that select patients can be managed non-operatively. We sought to evaluate the management of ERCP perforations at our community medical center. METHODS: ERCPs performed from 2004 to 2015 were reviewed. RESULTS: Twenty-one of 2423 patients who underwent ERCP had a perforation (0.9%). ERCP procedures included balloon sweep with/without sphincterotomy and pancreatic duct stent (71%), common bile duct brushing (10%), and pancreatic duct stenting (5%). Duodenal diverticula were present in 3 (14%), and altered anatomy was present in 6 (29%). Seventeen patients were treated nonoperatively; 3 (14%) underwent percutaneous drain placement. Two patients failed nonoperative treatment and required surgery. Four patients required ICU stay, and median post-ERCP LOS was 5 days. The 30-day mortality rate was 1/21 (4.8%). CONCLUSIONS: Perforations remain a rare, but serious, complication of ERCPs. Nonoperative management is highly successful in carefully selected patients. Early recognition with initiation of antibiotics is paramount. Our community-based practice patterns are similar to those previously published for successful nonoperative management of ERCP perforations.
BACKGROUND: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) carries a small but significant risk of perforation. Recent data suggest that select patients can be managed non-operatively. We sought to evaluate the management of ERCP perforations at our community medical center. METHODS: ERCPs performed from 2004 to 2015 were reviewed. RESULTS: Twenty-one of 2423 patients who underwent ERCP had a perforation (0.9%). ERCP procedures included balloon sweep with/without sphincterotomy and pancreatic duct stent (71%), common bile duct brushing (10%), and pancreatic duct stenting (5%). Duodenal diverticula were present in 3 (14%), and altered anatomy was present in 6 (29%). Seventeen patients were treated nonoperatively; 3 (14%) underwent percutaneous drain placement. Two patients failed nonoperative treatment and required surgery. Four patients required ICU stay, and median post-ERCP LOS was 5 days. The 30-day mortality rate was 1/21 (4.8%). CONCLUSIONS: Perforations remain a rare, but serious, complication of ERCPs. Nonoperative management is highly successful in carefully selected patients. Early recognition with initiation of antibiotics is paramount. Our community-based practice patterns are similar to those previously published for successful nonoperative management of ERCP perforations.
Authors: Zubair Khan; Umar Darr; Mohamad Nawras; Muhammad Bawany; Jacob Bieszczad; Osama Alaradi; Ali Nawras Journal: Case Rep Gastroenterol Date: 2017-10-06