PMID: 9655271Jul 9, 1998Paper

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in a general surgery training program

The American Surgeon
A MeguidJ D Mellinger

Abstract

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is one of the most complex procedures performed by endoscopists. ERCP has been performed primarily by gastroenterologists. There have been no reports in the literature regarding ERCP training within the framework of a general surgery residency program. The purpose of this study was to review ERCPs performed by surgical attendings and resident staff during a 6-year period and compare the success and complication rates with those found in published gastroenterological series. There were a total of 193 ERCPs performed on 171 patients for a success rate of 82.4 per cent and a complication rate of 6.7 per cent. A resident was the primary endoscopist in 51 procedures, with 42 (82.4%) successes and 2 complications (3.9%). There were no significant differences noted between our series and national complication rates, and between attending and resident procedures (P < 0.05, Chi-square analysis). This study has shown that surgical endoscopists can perform ERCP with success rates over 80 per cent, the currently regarded standard of expertise. The complication rates for these ERCPs were lower than accepted complication rates cited in current gastroenterological series. The results of th...Continue Reading

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