Validation of Tokyo Guidelines 2018 for Safety and Mortality Benefit from Urgent ERCP in Acute Cholangitis across Different Age Groups

ConclusionThis study demonstrates the mortality benefit from urgent ERCP for AC in different age groups and describes the safety of performing urgent ERCP in patients of various ages. Therefore, we recommend that urgent ERCP be performed according to the TG18 guidelines regardless of age.

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Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery - November 19, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Umer Farooq, Amlish B. Gondal, Diana Franco, Zahid Ijaz Tarar, Sultan Mahmood Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research