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A 10-year study of rendezvous intraoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiography during cholecystectomy and the risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis

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Background

Rendezvous intraoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (RV-IOERC), also called guidewire-facilitated IOERC, is one of the single-stage options available for managing common bile duct stones (CBDS) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The objective of this study is to investigate procedure-related complications in IOERC patients and stone clearance.

Methods

All patients who underwent IOERC between January 2000 and December 2009 were identified from the local registry of Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge. Medical charts and ERC reports were studied, and descriptive statistics were obtained. Outcomes were procedure-related complications, especially post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP), stone clearance, and mortality.

Results

307 patients were identified. In 264 of the patients, the rendezvous cannulation technique was successful (86 %); in the remaining 43 patients, conventional cannulation technique was necessary. In total, PEP occurred in seven patients (2.28 %). One of the PEP patients was in the rendezvous cannulated group (0.37 %), whereas six patients developed PEP in the nonrendezvous group (13.95 %, p < 0.001). The primary stone clearance rate was 88.27 % (271/307). There was no mortality within 90 days in the series.

Conclusions

IOERC with RV cannulation technique for management of CBDS during laparoscopic cholecystectomy has a low PEP rate and a high stone clearance rate, making it a safe and feasible method for removing CBDS. However, the technique requires logistics to perform IOERC in the operating theater. The present data suggest that IOERC with RV cannulation is superior to conventional cannulation with respect to risk of PEP.

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Acknowledgments

Different parts of this study were admitted as oral presentations during the 42nd European Pancreatic Club meeting, Stockholm, 2010 and at the 16th Swedish Surgical Week, Visby, 2011.

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Authors Noel, Enochsson, Swahn, Löhr, Nilsson, Permert, and Arnelo have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.

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  1. Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockhom, Sweden

    Rozh Noel, Lars Enochsson, Fredrik Swahn, Matthias Löhr, Magnus Nilsson, Johan Permert & Urban Arnelo

  2. Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

    Rozh Noel, Lars Enochsson, Fredrik Swahn, Matthias Löhr, Magnus Nilsson, Johan Permert & Urban Arnelo

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Noel, R., Enochsson, L., Swahn, F. et al. A 10-year study of rendezvous intraoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiography during cholecystectomy and the risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis. Surg Endosc 27, 2498–2503 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-012-2768-4

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