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Biliary Ascariasis - Balloon Extraction on Endoscopy/ERCP

8 years old patient with acute pancreatitis and a MRCP
Biliary Ascariasis ... Extraction on Endoscopy ... old patient with acute ... #ERCP #clinical ... Ascaris #parasite #gastroenterology
Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
Indications for ERCP ... biopsy, Recurrent acute ... pancreatitis (treatment ... Stone extraction, Endoscopic ... Indications #management #gastroenterology
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology ... for palliative treatment ... - Used for cannulating ... Aguila @enrrikke #Gastroenterology ... #ercp
Difficult Selective Biliary Cannulation (SBC)
Factors associated with difficult SBC:
 - SMALL PAPILLA: can be difficult to
Difficult Selective Biliary ... Cannulation (SBC ... papilla or distort its ... #Difficult #ercp ... #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... (necrosis, biliary ... gemfibrozil 600 bid ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Gastroenterology
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... mediastinal cysts - Biliary ... cardiac devices (ICD ... GI tract) - Biliary ... #Indications #Gastroenterology
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
• 1st line: CT ... secretin-enhanced MRCP ... sensitivity) Clinical ... diagnosis #management #gastroenterology ... #treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... of hospitalized pts ... on ABx) → Acute ... immunocompromised, IBD ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology