U.S., Aug. 16 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07125014) titled 'Frequency and Predictors of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis in a South Asian Tertiary Care Center' on Aug. 09.
Brief Summary: This study was conducted at the Department of Gastroenterology, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan, from January 2023 to December 2023. It aimed to determine how often patients develop pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) after undergoing a procedure called endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and to identify the main factors that increase this risk. We reviewed the medical records of 300 adult patients who had ERCP for various conditions, such as bile duct stones, tumors, and stricture...