Complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiography in the post-MRCP era: A tertiary center experience

Table 1 Therapeutic procedure in 264 patients

Type of procedure	n	%
Sphincterotomy alone	40	11.9
Sphincterotomy+stone extraction	86	25.6
Sphincterotomy+biliary stenting	42	12.5
Stricture dilatation±sphincterotomy	3	0.9
Nasobiliary drainage±sphincterotomy	2	0.6
Biliary stenting/stent removal alone	73	21.7
Stone extraction alone	7	2.1
Dilatation and stenting	5	1.5
SOD manometry	2	0.6
Biopsy/cytology	4	1.2

Table 2 Major complications in 336 patients: comparison between diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP

Complication	Diagnostic ERCP	Therapeutic ERCP	P
	n = 72 (%)	n = 264 (%)
Pancreatitis	5 (6.9)	13 (4.9)	0.5
Cholangitis	1 (1.4)	8 (3)	0.53
Hemorrhage	0	3 (1.1)	0.36
Other complications	2 (2.8)	3 (1.1)	0.31
Total	8 (11.1)	26 (9.8)	0.68