Zouhairi ME, Watson JB, Desai SV, Swartz DK, Castillo-Roth A, Haque M, Jowell PS, Branch MS, Burbridge RA. Rotational assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with reconstructive gastrointestinal surgical anatomy. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7(3): 278-282 [PMID: 25789100 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i3.278]
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Majed El Zouhairi, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3913, 03142 Orange Zone, Durham, NC 27710, United States. majed.elzouhairi@dm.duke.edu
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2015; 7(3): 278-282 Published online Mar 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i3.278
Rotational assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with reconstructive gastrointestinal surgical anatomy
Majed El Zouhairi, James B Watson, Svetang V Desai, David K Swartz, Alejandra Castillo-Roth, Mahfuzul Haque, Paul S Jowell, Malcolm S Branch, Rebecca A Burbridge
Majed El Zouhairi, James B Watson, Svetang V Desai, David K Swartz, Mahfuzul Haque, Paul S Jowell, Malcolm S Branch, Rebecca A Burbridge, Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States
Alejandra Castillo-Roth, Northern New Mexico Gastroenterology Associates, Santa Fe, NM 87505, United States
Author contributions: All authors helped equally in: Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work including the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data for the work; drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; final approval of the version to be published; and agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Ethics approval: The study was reviewed and approved by the Duke University Health System (DUHS) Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Informed consent: The study is a retrospective review. Only general demographic information in regards to the patients was obtained. No informed consent was obtained from involved persons. A waiver of consent was filled and approved by DUHS IRB.
Conflict-of-interest: All authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
Data sharing: No additional data are available.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Majed El Zouhairi, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3913, 03142 Orange Zone, Durham, NC 27710, United States. majed.elzouhairi@dm.duke.edu
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Received: August 15, 2014 Peer-review started: August 15, 2014 First decision: September 16, 2014 Revised: January 20, 2015 Accepted: February 4, 2015 Article in press: February 9, 2015 Published online: March 16, 2015 Processing time: 217 Days and 7.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This manuscript shows a single tertiary care center experience in a large number of patients with surgically altered anatomy by evaluating the success rates of reaching the major ampulla, cannulating the bile duct, and subsequently performing therapy utilizing a rotational assisted enteroscopy device in an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. This study will also determine the associated morbidity, mortality, and length of hospitalization associated with the procedures. Given our institutions success rates and minimal complication profile, specialized centers could consider this approach in this rapidly growing population. This will be instrumental in the development of new therapeutic options for patients suffering from this condition.
