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Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
Indications for ERCP ... postoperative, chronic ... pancreatitis, Chronic ... #Indications #management ... #gastroenterology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... #ACLF #Acute #Chronic ... #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
How a cholangiogram corresponds to liver segments
 - Numbers indicate drained hepatic segments
 - Right anterior
corresponds to liver ... cholangiogram #anatomy ... #Biliary #Anatomy ... #hepatology #ercp ... #liver #segments
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... presentation • Chronic ... #gastroenterology ... #algorithm #gastroenterology ... #hepatology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
HyperCa2+ • Other: ERCP ... PUD (posterior), Anatomic ... • Imaging: US (biliary ... (necrosis, biliary ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
PSC) PSC is a chronic ... to multi-focal biliary ... judicious use of ERCP ... disease management ... #summary #Hepatology
Difficult Selective Biliary Cannulation (SBC)
Factors associated with difficult SBC:
 - SMALL PAPILLA: can be difficult to
Difficult Selective Biliary ... visualize the anatomy ... SBC #Difficult #ercp ... #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
mediastinal cysts - Biliary ... - Patient s/p liver ... GI tract) - Biliary ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology ... mucosa Stricture Management ... ESOPHAGEAL/ DUODENAL/COLONIC ... instruments in ERCP ... Aguila @enrrikke #Gastroenterology