Yavor Asenov1, Melih Akın2, Serdar Cantez3, Feryal Gün Soysal4, Yaman Tekant5. 1. Clinical Center of Gastroenterology, Medical University of Sofia, University Hospital "Tsaritsa Yoanna - ISUL", Sofia, Bulgaria. 2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Health Sciences University Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Hospital, İstanbul, Turke. 3. Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, İstanbul University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey. 4. Department of Pediatric Surgery, İstanbul University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey. 5. Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, İstanbul University İstanbul School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To investigate the safety and long-term results of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in children with a literature review. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All patients within the age range of 6-17 years who underwent ERCP between 1994 and 2014 at our institution were retrospectively evaluated. RESULT: Twenty-four patients with a median age of 15 years underwent ERCP. Cannulation of the papilla was achieved in all patients (100%) without the use of needle-knife papillotomy. Before 1999, ERCP was used as a diagnostic method only in 7 patients (29%). In 17 (71%) patients, the procedure was used for therapeutic purposes. The indications were choledocholithiasis (10 cases, 42%), postoperative complications (5 patients, 21%), and recurrent pancreatitis (2 cases, 8%). In 2 patients (8%), the therapeutic effect was not achieved, thus requiring subsequent operations. There were no major complications. Mild pancreatitis occurred in only 1 patient (4%). Long-term follow-up information was obtained in 16 (67%) patients (median, 18 years; range, 3.5-22.5 years), and no long-term complications were detected. CONCLUSION: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is a valuable tool in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatobiliary disorders in the pediatric population. Large-scale studies are required to create evidence-based guidelines specific to children.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To investigate the safety and long-term results of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in children with a literature review. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All patients within the age range of 6-17 years who underwent ERCP between 1994 and 2014 at our institution were retrospectively evaluated. RESULT: Twenty-four patients with a median age of 15 years underwent ERCP. Cannulation of the papilla was achieved in all patients (100%) without the use of needle-knife papillotomy. Before 1999, ERCP was used as a diagnostic method only in 7 patients (29%). In 17 (71%) patients, the procedure was used for therapeutic purposes. The indications were choledocholithiasis (10 cases, 42%), postoperative complications (5 patients, 21%), and recurrent pancreatitis (2 cases, 8%). In 2 patients (8%), the therapeutic effect was not achieved, thus requiring subsequent operations. There were no major complications. Mild pancreatitis occurred in only 1 patient (4%). Long-term follow-up information was obtained in 16 (67%) patients (median, 18 years; range, 3.5-22.5 years), and no long-term complications were detected. CONCLUSION: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is a valuable tool in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatobiliary disorders in the pediatric population. Large-scale studies are required to create evidence-based guidelines specific to children.
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