title: Cap-assisted ERCP in patients with difficult cannulation due to periampullary diverticulum.
abstract: Selective biliary cannulation is an essential prerequisite for therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The cap-fitted forward-viewing endoscope has been used for ERCP in patients with surgically altered anatomy. In this case series, 12 patients with periampullary diverticulum underwent ERCP using the cap-assisted forward-viewing endoscope due to failure of biliary cannulation using the standard technique. Successful ERCP was achieved in all patients with no serious complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Dae-Seong
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Myung
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang-Hwan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Han-Ra
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Seong-Uk
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Chung-Hwan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Ho-Seok
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Ki
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Seon-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Sun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rew
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000601:surgery*; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D042883:Choledocholithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000601:surgery*; D019723:Endoscopes; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018285:Klatskin Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome