Salman Haider, Daryl Ramai, Saira Shah, Nayna D Riyat, Marco Spadaccini, Saurabh Chandan, Marcello Maida, Asad Ur Rehman, Monique T Barakat
BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a multisystem disorder that leads to abnormal transport of chloride and sodium across secretory epithelia resulting in thickened, viscous secretions in the bronchi, biliary tract, pancreas, intestine, and the reproductive system. Defects in the biliary tract can predispose to stone formation requiring endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). However, there is a paucity of data assessing ERCP outcomes in patients with CF. METHODS: We identified patients from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)-National Inpatient Sample (NIS) between the years 2016 and 2020...
March 28, 2024: Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology