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ERCP-Induced Perforations

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In the epoch of minimally invasive management of biliary and pancreatic disorders, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) combined with endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) has become a prevalent procedure all over the world. Even though ES is a safe procedure, it carries a small but significant number of serious complications which include pancreatitis, bleeding, cholangitis and perforation.

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Soundappan, S., Pradeep, R., Rao, G.V., Reddy, D.N. (2019). ERCP-Induced Perforations. In: Sahni, P., Pal, S. (eds) GI Surgery Annual. GI Surgery Annual, vol 25. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3227-2_7

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