1 May 2007Article
Duodenal perforation post-ERCP: Diagnostically and therapeutic management
Luca Fattori 1Luca Nespoli 1Antonella Ardito 1Alessandro Germini 1Angelo Nespoli 1
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1 Ospedale “S. Gerardo dei Tintori”, Divisione di Chirurgia 3a, Monza
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2007, 78(3), 193-194;
Published: 1 May 2007
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Author’s experience with periduodenal perforation after ERCP and there systematic approach is presented. METHODS: A retrospective study of 6 instances of duodenal perforation related to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. The study follows these parameters: type of perforations, clinical presentation, diagnostic methods, time to diagnosis, methods of management, surgical procedures, length of stay, mortality and morbidity. RESULTS: Traditionally duodenal perforation after ERCP has been managed surgically; however in last decade management has been shifted to a more selective approach, but some authors promotes non surgical routine management : the reported death rate of medical treatment is high as 50%. In our experience an aggressive diagnostically and therapeutically management may reduce mortality. The decision to manage patients without surgery is a dynamic one and should undergo frequent reevaluation whenever the clinical circumstances demonstrate even the slightest untoward development. CONCLUSION: A selective management scheme and an aggressive but selective surgical approach may influence overall mortality.
Keywords
- Duodenal perforation
- ERCP
- Sphinterectomy