ERCP: THE FUNDAMENTALS

Authored by the very best, this is the perfect “how-to” guide to mastering a crucial yet complex gastrointestinal procedure.
Peter Cotton and Joseph Leung have once again assembled many of the world’s leading experts in this field to provide clear and concise guidance. There are chapters on “How to do” all of the specific manoeuvers, followed by chapters on “When to do” them (and when not to).
Key highlights include the following:
- Full coverage of the entire range of both standard and advanced techniques, using a highly practical approach
- Strong focus on patient education, safety, and minimizing risks
- Twenty-four outstanding procedural videos of the experts performing ERCP, ideal for improving best practice techniques
- Over 250 excellent illustrative photos, X rays, and anatomical drawings
- “Tips and tricks” and key points throughout to aid rapid understanding
- Reference to the latest ASGE, ACG, ASG, and UEGW guidelines throughout
New to this second edition are a host of new topics, including simulation training, formal credentialing and certification, wire-guided cannulation techniques, pancreatic stenting, short wire technology, cholangioscopy, plastic versus metal stents, radiofrequency ablation, sphincter manometry, and ERCP in acute pancreatitis.
Brought to you by world pioneers in endoscopy, ERCP: The Fundamentals, 2nd Edition, is an essential purchase for gastroenterologists and endoscopists of all levels.

Table of Contents
Section 1: Preparation
1 Training and assessment of competence (Preparing the endoscopist), 3
2 Preparing the facilities and equipment, 17
3 ERCP team and teamwork, 28
4 Patient education and consent, 37
5 Risk assessment and reduction, 41
6 Sedation, anesthesia, and medications, 59
Section 2: Techniques
7 Standard devices and techniques, 69
8 When standard cannulation approaches fail, 121
9 Intraductal therapies, 138
10 Sphincter of Oddi Manometry, 156
11 Endoscopic ampullectomy, 170
12 The Radiology of ERCP, 187
13 ERCP reporting and documentation, 205
Section 3: Clinical applications
14 ERCP in acute cholangitis, 217
15 ERCP peri-cholecystectomy, 228
16 Large bile duct stones, 250
17 The patient with pain; suspected gallbladder and sphincter dysfunction, 267
18 Benign Biliary Strictures, 271
19 The Role of ERCP in Pancreatico-Biliary Malignancies, 282
20 ERCP in acute and recurrent acute pancreatitis, 294
21 Chronic pancreatitis, 313
22 Role of ERCP in complicated pancreatitis, 328
23 ERCP in children, 341
Section 4: Quality and safety
24 Adverse events: definitions, avoidance, and management, 371
25 ERCP: Quality issues and benchmarking, 397
Index, 405