title: [Endoscopic papillotomy--analysis of complications].
abstract: Complications were observed in 19 out of 250 patients undergoing endoscopic papillotomy. In 215 patients in whom papillotomy was successful the frequency of complications was 2.8%, in contrast to 37% in 35 patients with failed therapy (p less than 0.0001). Furthermore, the complications of successful papillotomy were observed immediately, except in one patient with gallstone ileus. The following 19 complications were observed: cholangitis (5), pancreatitis (5), bleeding (5), perforation (2), impaction of the Dormia basket (1), and gallstone ileus (1). Three patients died, all as a result of cholangitis (mortality 1.2%). All patients with pancreatitis had previously had a precutting.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000601:surgery*; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000601:surgery; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Endoskopische Papillotomie--Analyse der Komplikationen.