IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-8-7-19901 Original Research Paper Incidence of post endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP) a single centre experience. Sravan Thumati Dr. July 2019 8 7 01 02 ABSTRACT

Introduction: Development of pancreatitis is a serious complication of ERCP procedure and it results in significant morbidity , occasional mortality .The chance of occurrence of this complication varies from 3 to 15 percent of cases in various studies worldwide1. AIM:To study the incidence of post ERCP pancreatitis in patients who underwent ERCP for management of obstructive jaundice. To identify the possible risk factors for Post ERCP Pancreatitis. To study the course and management of PEP. Materials and methods Total 384 patients were included . The duration of study is from January 2017 to July 2018. All the patients were subjected to either CT scan abdomen or MRCP before subjecting for therapeutic ERCP for various etiological conditions of obstructive jaundice . After the ERCP, these patients were observed for development of pancreatitis. RESULTS: Mean age of the patients was 54 years of which males were 256(67%) and females were 128 (33%). Most common indication for ERCP was choledocolithiasis 212 (46.9%) followed by benign CBD stricture 54 (11.9%) cholangiocarcinoma 47(10.3%) , pancreatic malignancy 41 (9.09%), malignant cbd stricture 35( 7.7%), ampullary growth 32 (7.07). PEP developed in 12 (3.125%) patients . 4 had history of co morbid illness D.M 1 had HTN . 9 patients had mild pancreatitis 2 patients had moderately severe pancreatitis, one patients developed severe pancreatitis.