Diagnostic ability of pancreatic juice cytology via the minor papilla in patients with pancreas divisum.

ABSTRACT:

Background and study aim

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is generally performed via the major papilla when evaluating patients with pancreatic disease. However, in patients with pancreas divisum (PD) or distortion of the main pancreatic duct, endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP) should be performed via the minor papilla (MP). Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of endoscopic pancreatic juice cytology (PJC), performed via the MP, in patients with PD.

Patients and methods

Patients with PD who underwent diagnostic ERP via the MP, between January 2010 and February 2021, were identified retrospectively from our hospital's ERCP database. Twenty-two patients contributing to 24 ERCPs were included in the analysis.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Kawaguchi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8828241 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature