title: Value of temporary stents for the management of perivaterian perforation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
abstract: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has become the mainstay of treatment in hepato-pancreato-biliary disease. However, ERCP requires a high level of technical skills and experience in therapeutic endoscopy, there is always a risk of complications. Especially, the perforation per se affects the patient adversely, and the clinical course may lead to a poor prognosis, even with appropriate management. The treatments for ERCP-related perforation are diverse, depending on the location and mechanism of the bowel perforation and the time of diagnosis. Thus, we reviewed the appropriate surgical and non-surgical management options for therapeutic ERCP-related perforations, especially, evaluating metallic stenting as a treatment modality in perivaterian perforation.
authors.affiliation: Sang Min Lee, Kwang Bum Cho, Department of Internal Medicine and Institute for Medical Science, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Sang Min Lee, Kwang Bum Cho, Department of Internal Medicine and Institute for Medical Science, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Bum
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Cho
keywords: Duodenum; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Perforation; Perivaterian; Self-expandable metallic stent