Objective To investigate the severe complications recently after endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) and related risk factors.
Methods Two thousands one hundred and twenty patients after EST in People’s Hospital of Leshan city in recent 15 years were collected to be analyzed. The incidence rates of severe complications were observed and related risk factors were analyzed.
Results Thirty four cases (1.60%) in 2 120 patients presented severe complications in 72 h after EST: Nine were with hemorrhage, 23 with acute pancreatitis, 1 with duodenum perforation and 1 with septicemia. Acute pancreatitis was the most remarkable severe complication. The duodenal papilla with tumor or inflammation, and oddi dysfunction were the primary risk factors of hemorrhage or acute pancreatitis, respectively. The rate of oddi dysfunction patients with acute pancreatitis reached up to 44.68% (21/47).
Conclusions Acute pancreatitis is the most common severe complications recently after EST and sphincter of oddi dysfunction is the most remarkable risk factor.
Citation: WANG Jian ,DU Bo,HU Bing. Analysis of Severe Complications Recently after Endoscopic Sphincterotomy and Related Risk Factors. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2010, 17(5): 486-490. doi: Copy