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SUBMITTER: Hauser G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4306150 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hauser Goran G Milosevic Marko M Stimac Davor D Zerem Enver E Jovanović Predrag P Blazevic Ivana I
World journal of gastroenterology 20150101 4
Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis (PEP) is the most common complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. The incidence of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis varies substantially and is reported around 1%-10%, although there are some reports with an incidence of around 30%. Usually, PEP is a mild or moderate pancreatitis, but in some instances it can be severe and fatal. Generally, it is defined as the onset of ...[more]