Open AccessEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography during pregnancy without radiation
Author(s) -
Adem Akçakaya,
Orhan Veli Özkan,
İsmail Okan,
Orhan Kocaman,
Mustafa Şahin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.3649
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , surgery , bile duct , fistula , major duodenal papilla , stent , fluoroscopy , endoscopy , radiology , pancreatitis
To present our experience with pregnant patients who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) without using radiation, and to evaluate the acceptability of this alternative therapeutic pathway for ERCP during pregnancy.