Stone retrieval basket and balloon extraction catheter have generally high successful rate in treating biliary stone diseases. However, for refractory biliary stricture, stone retrieval at one time has large difficulty accompanied with high risks.For those patients with refractory common bile duct stone, especially combined with infections in bile duct. Timely biliary drainage is one of the most important measures to save patients and to bring opportunity for subsequent treatment. Read More

How Stents Work in Post ERCP Pancreatitis(PEP) Prevention Pancreatitis is the most common complication of ERCP. The occurrence rate, according to a random retrospective contrast experiment in 108 patients, is 9.7%. For patients of PEP regular risks, the occurrence rate is 8.8%. For patients of PEPh Read More

9 magnetic beads in the esophagus of 2 years old childThis is another difficult and dangerous situation of the children swallowing foreign body by accident. The 2 year old child in Nanjing swallowed magnetic beads and has been sent to the local hospital for treatment. The child is treated in Nanjing Read More

Three Common Methods of Endoscopic Biopsy and CytologyNo.1 Direct Biopsy Biopsy under direct vision of endoscope should be performed after observation photography to avoid affecting the effect of observation and photography. The biopsy forceps should be brought into the field of vision. Generally, Read More

ERCP in China—training status and market overviewSince the first ERCP operation made in China in 1973, ERCP operation successful rate has rised to 96.1% from 84%, with complications controlled around 5%. Where there is a will, there is a way.The successful prevailing of ERCP operation in China is th Read More

Endoscopic Hemostasis Device:How to CHOOSEGastrointestinal bleeding, as regarded clinically, is the emergent, dangerous and severe case. Non-varicose vein gastrointestinal bleeding is one of the most common types with high rate of fatality and disability. The main types of endoscopic bleeding have Read More