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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2015; 21(4): 1069-1080
Published online Jan 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1069
Preventing post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis: What can be done?
Goran Hauser, Marko Milosevic, Davor Stimac, Enver Zerem, Predrag Jovanović, Ivana Blazevic
Goran Hauser, Davor Stimac, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Marko Milosevic, Department of Anaesthesiology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Enver Zerem, Predrag Jovanović, Department of Gastroenterology, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Trnovac bb, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ivana Blazevic, Center for Emergency Medicine, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Author contributions: Hauser C contributed with ideas about the concept, writing of the paper and final revision; Milosevic M contributed to the literature search, writing of the paper and final revision of the paper; Stimac D, Zerem E and Jovanovic P contributed with writing of the paper and final revision of the paper; Blazevic I contributed with ideas about the concept, writing of paper and literature search.
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Correspondence to: Goran Hauser, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Krešimirova 42, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia. goran.hauser@medri.uniri.hr
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Received: July 15, 2014
Peer-review started: July 15, 2014
First decision: August 15, 2014
Revised: September 2, 2014
Accepted: September 29, 2014
Article in press: September 30, 2014
Published online: January 28, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a widely used procedure for diagnosing and treating diseases of the pancreatobiliary tree. Post-ERCP pancreatitis is the most frequent complication. Prophylactic measures of post-endoscopic pancreatitis include pharmacological and mechanical ERCP related approaches. Prevention is suboptimal and still not widely accepted.