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  • Title: A multimodal approach to acute biliary pancreatitis during pregnancy: a case series.
    Author: Polydorou A, Karapanos K, Vezakis A, Melemeni A, Koutoulidis V, Polymeneas G, Fragulidis G.
    Journal: Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech; 2012 Oct; 22(5):429-32. PubMed ID: 23047387.
    Abstract:
    The treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis during pregnancy remains controversial. We present our experience of treating 7 pregnant women with acute biliary pancreatitis and verified or suspected choledocholithiasis, by using magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and sphincterotomy followed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy. MRCP was performed in all patients to confirm the presence of common bile duct stones, their size and number. ERCP and sphincterotomy were performed without the use of radiation. The procedure was terminated only when all stones (the number clarified at MRCP), were retrieved into the duodenum. All patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy the following day. Neither post-ERCP nor postoperative major complications were noted. All but one patient reached a healthy natural-term labor. One patient had a planned cesarean section on 35th week. The combination of MRCP, nonradiation ERCP, and immediate laparoscopic cholecystectomy provides definite treatment and seems to put both mother and fetus at lower risk than presumed.
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