Sep 30, 2024 · Endoscopic balloon dilation of the biliary sphincter can be a valuable adjunct to the therapeutic arsenal of the biliary endoscopist for removal of bile duct stones during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in highly selected patients.

This article describes tips and troubleshooting for balloon endoscopic biliopancreatic endoscopic treatment and reviews the latest insights in BAE‐ERCP, along with a review of recent literature.

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is primarily performed to remove common bile duct (CBD) stones. However, in patients with severe esophageal hiatal hernias, advancing the duodenoscope into the second portion of the duodenum may be challenging.

Endoscopic balloon papillary dilation or sphincteroplasty is a safe and effective alternative to sphincterotomy in the management of bile duct stones less than 12 mm; larger stones may require mechanical lithotripsy to facilitate duct clearance.

Since the introduction of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) over 40 years ago, our ability to tackle large common bile duct stones has continued to improve largely due to the use of various lithotripsy methods.

Background and aims: We compared ERCP using a balloon-assisted endoscope (BE-ERCP) with EUS-guided antegrade treatment (EUS-AG) for removal of common bile duct (CBD) stones in patients with Roux-en-Y (R-Y) gastrectomy.

Oct 1, 2013 · Removing bile duct stones by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP) requires enlarging the papillary opening, either by cutting the biliary sphincter with an endoscopic sphincterotomy or by endoscopic papillary balloon dilation.

Sep 27, 2010 · Removing bile duct stones by ERCP requires enlarging the papillary opening, either by cutting the biliary sphincter with a endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy (EBS) or by endoscopic papillary balloon dilation (EPBD).

Two emerging endoscopic modalities have enabled the efficacious approach to the biliary system even in those with surgically altered anatomy: ERCP using a balloon-assisted endoscope (BE-ERCP) and EUS-guided antegrade treatment (EUS-AG).

Jul 27, 2021 · Recently, balloon enteroscopy-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (BE-ERCP) has been reported to be a useful method for post-operative biliary or pancreatic diseases in patients with such surgically altered anatomies [15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23].