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The role of urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) in acute biliary pancreatitis is for many years a subject for disagreement among physicians.Although the evidence seemed to be in favor of performing ERCP,endoscopists usually hesitate to conform to the guidelines.ERCP is an invasive procedure,with complications which can affect patients’ outcome.Recent evidence suggests that we should probably modify our policy,recruiting less invasive procedures,like magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound,before conducting ERCP in patients with acute biliary pancreatitis.In this editorial the different aspects regarding the role of ERCP in acute biliary pancreatitis are discussed.
The role of urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in acute biliary pancreatitis is for many years a subject for disagreement among physicians. Though the evidence seemed to be favoring performing ERCP, endoscopists usually hesitate to conform to the guidelines. ERP is an invasive procedure, with complications which can affect patients’ outcome. Academic evidence suggests that we should probably modify our policy, recruiting less invasive procedures, like magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound, before conducting ERCP in patients with acute biliary pancreatitis. In this editorial the different cases regarding the role of ERCP in acute biliary pancreatitis are discussed.