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Article: Early treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis by endoscopic papillotomy

TitleEarly treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis by endoscopic papillotomy
Authors
Issue Date1993
PublisherMassachusetts Medical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://content.nejm.org/
Citation
New England Journal of Medicine, 1993, v. 328 n. 4, p. 228-232 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground. Most patients with acute biliary pancreatitis have stones in the biliary tract or ampulla of Vater. Because these stones may be passed spontaneously soon after a patient is admitted to the hospital, the importance of early operative removal is not known. We tested the hypothesis that endoscopic papillotomy within 24 hours of admission decreased the incidence of complications in patients with acute biliary pancreatitis. Methods. We studied 195 patients with acute pancreatitis who were randomly assigned to one of two groups: 97 patients underwent within 24 hours after admission emergency endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) followed by endoscopic papillotomy for ampullary and common-bile-duct stones, and 98 patients received initial conservative treatment and selective ERCP with or without endoscopic papillotomy only if their condition deteriorated. Results. One hundred twenty-seven patients ultimately proved to have biliary stones. Emergency ERCP with or without endoscopic papillotomy resulted in a reduction in biliary sepsis as compared with conservative treatment (0 of 97 patients vs. 12 of 98 patients, P = 0.001). The decrease in biliary sepsis occurred both in patients predicted to have mild pancreatitis (0 of 56 patients in the group that received emergency ERCP vs. 4 of 58 patients in the conservative-treatment group, P = 0.14) and in patients predicted to have severe pancreatitis (0 of 41 patients vs. 8 of 40 patients, P = 0.008). In all patients who had unrelenting biliary sepsis, persistent ampullary or common-bile-duct stones were identified. There were no major differences in the incidence of local complications (10 patients in the group that received emergency ERCP vs. 12 patients in the conservative-treatment group) or systemic complications (10 patients vs. 14 patients) of acute pancreatitis between the two groups, but the hospital mortality rate was slightly lower in the group undergoing emergency ERCP with or without endoscopic papillotomy (5 patients vs. 9 patients, P = 0.4). Conclusions. Emergency ERCP with or without endoscopic papillotomy is indicated in the treatment of patients with acute pancreatitis.
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dc.contributor.authorFan, STen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, ECSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMok, FPTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLo, CMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZheng, SSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, Jen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2007-10-30T06:24:10Z-
dc.date.available2007-10-30T06:24:10Z-
dc.date.issued1993en_HK
dc.identifier.citationNew England Journal of Medicine, 1993, v. 328 n. 4, p. 228-232en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0028-4793en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/45378-
dc.description.abstractBackground. Most patients with acute biliary pancreatitis have stones in the biliary tract or ampulla of Vater. Because these stones may be passed spontaneously soon after a patient is admitted to the hospital, the importance of early operative removal is not known. We tested the hypothesis that endoscopic papillotomy within 24 hours of admission decreased the incidence of complications in patients with acute biliary pancreatitis. Methods. We studied 195 patients with acute pancreatitis who were randomly assigned to one of two groups: 97 patients underwent within 24 hours after admission emergency endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) followed by endoscopic papillotomy for ampullary and common-bile-duct stones, and 98 patients received initial conservative treatment and selective ERCP with or without endoscopic papillotomy only if their condition deteriorated. Results. One hundred twenty-seven patients ultimately proved to have biliary stones. Emergency ERCP with or without endoscopic papillotomy resulted in a reduction in biliary sepsis as compared with conservative treatment (0 of 97 patients vs. 12 of 98 patients, P = 0.001). The decrease in biliary sepsis occurred both in patients predicted to have mild pancreatitis (0 of 56 patients in the group that received emergency ERCP vs. 4 of 58 patients in the conservative-treatment group, P = 0.14) and in patients predicted to have severe pancreatitis (0 of 41 patients vs. 8 of 40 patients, P = 0.008). In all patients who had unrelenting biliary sepsis, persistent ampullary or common-bile-duct stones were identified. There were no major differences in the incidence of local complications (10 patients in the group that received emergency ERCP vs. 12 patients in the conservative-treatment group) or systemic complications (10 patients vs. 14 patients) of acute pancreatitis between the two groups, but the hospital mortality rate was slightly lower in the group undergoing emergency ERCP with or without endoscopic papillotomy (5 patients vs. 9 patients, P = 0.4). Conclusions. Emergency ERCP with or without endoscopic papillotomy is indicated in the treatment of patients with acute pancreatitis.en_HK
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dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherMassachusetts Medical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://content.nejm.org/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofNew England Journal of Medicineen_HK
dc.rightsFrom New England Journal of Medicine, Sheung-Tat Fan, Edward Lai, Francis Mok, Chung-Mau Lo, Shu-Sen Zheng, and John Wong, Early Treatment of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis by Endoscopic Papillotomy, vol. 328, p. 228-232. Copyright © 1993 Massachusetts Medical Society. Reprinted with permission.-
dc.subject.meshGallstones-surgeryen_HK
dc.subject.meshPancreatitis-surgeryen_HK
dc.subject.meshSphincterotomy,-Endoscopic-adverse-effectsen_HK
dc.subject.meshSphincterotomy,-Endoscopic-mortalityen_HK
dc.titleEarly treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis by endoscopic papillotomyen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailFan, ST: stfan@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailLo, CM: chungmlo@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailWong, J: jwong@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1056/NEJM199301283280402en_HK
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dc.identifier.volume328en_HK
dc.identifier.issue4en_HK
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