ESGE recommends offering stone extraction to all patients with common bile duct stones,
symptomatic or not, who are fit enough to tolerate the intervention. Strong recommendation …

Importance Nonsurgical biliary drainage in malignant biliary tract obstruction can be
performed endoscopically by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) or …

Gallstone disease is widely prevalent among the United States population and has been
estimated to affect about 20 million people. 1 It is a leading cause of inpatient hospitalization …

Background and Aims The continually increasing life expectancy in man comes along with
an increasing number of endoscopic interventions performed in patients with advanced or …

AIM To investigate the efficacy and safety of emergency endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in elderly patients with acute cholangitis. METHODS …

Background Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a frequent
procedure in elderly patients. Aims We aimed to determine the safety and efficacy of acute …

Background Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an aggressive and potentially fatal clinical condition.
Although all age groups are at risk, the elderly may be a group of special concern. We aimed …

Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy has witnessed a Cambrian explosion of techniques,
indications, and expanding target populations. GI endoscopy encompasses traditional …

Background The incidence of biliary tract pathology is growing with an age-related trend,
and progresses as the population ages. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography …

BACKGROUND Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a valuable
therapeutic technique for pancreatobiliary diseases, and its application in the elderly is no …