Impact of hepatopancreatic ampulla features on difficult bile duct catheterization during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- VernacularTitle:肝胰壶腹特征对内镜逆行胰胆管造影术困难胆管插管的影响
- Author:
Xiaoni CAI
1
;
Jinhai SHAO
;
Fei LIU
;
Yulong YANG
;
Luting ZHANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP); bile duct intubation; double-guidewire technique; precutsphincterotomy; hepatopancreatic ampulla features
- From: China Journal of Endoscopy 2025;31(9):48-54
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective To investigate the impact of hepatopancreatic ampulla features on difficult biliary cannulation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP).Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 800 patients who underwent ERCP from June 2023 to April 2024.Hepatopancreatic ampullary features were categorized endoscopically into four types:1)Non-protruding(n=544);2)Protruding(n=120);3)Diverticula or mucosal folds(n=96);4)Tortuosity or tumor involvement(n=40).Standard biliary cannulation was initiated in all cases,with failure defined as difficult cannulation.Advanced cannulation techniques were employed for all difficult cannulation cases[double-guidewire technique(DGT)or precutsphincterotomy(PST)].Success rates and procedural complications were recorded.Results Standard biliary cannulation outcomes,success rates 79.96％(435/544)in non-protruding vs.69.17％(83/120)in protruding,72.92％(70/96)in diverticula or mucosal folds,and 65.00％(26/40)in tortuosity or tumor groups(x2=10.90,P=0.012);Difficult cannulation rates 18.01％(98/544)in non-protruding vs.27.50％(33/120)in protruding,27.08％(26/96)in diverticula or mucosal folds,and 30.00％(12/40)in tortuosity or tumor groups(x2=10.41,P=0.015).In the subgroups,the rates of DGT intubation in the four groups were 11.95％(65/544),15.83％(19/120),12.50％(12/96),and 20.00％(8/40),respectively.There was no statistically significant difference in the success rate of DGT intubation between the groups(x2=6.96,P=0.073).In the subgroups,the PST intubation rates were 6.07％(33/544),11.67％(14/120),14.58％(14/96),and 10.00％(4/40),respectively.There was no statistically significant difference in the success rate of PST intubation between the groups(x2=5.54,P=0.136).Advanced cannulation techniques were used in 169 patients,DGT success rates of 94.23％(98/104)vs.PST at 89.23％(58/65)(x2=19.50,P=0.021);PEP incidence 18.34％(31/169)in difficult cannulation vs.2.61％(16/614)in standard group(x2=58.64,P=0.000);No significant difference in PEP between DGT(21.25％)and PST(13.85％)groups(x2=1.17,P=0.279).Conclusion Hepatopancreatic ampulla features influences biliary cannulation success.Non-protruding ampullae demonstrate optimal outcomes with standard techniques.Notably,DGT and PST are associated with elevated PEP risks in difficult cannulation.
