Safety of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusions: ERCP done by experienced endoscopists is a safe procedure during pregnancy. Radiation-free techniques appear to reduce the rates of nonpregnancy-related complications, but not of fetal and pregnancy-related complications.

Source: The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology - December 15, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Mohamed Azab Shishira Bharadwaj Mahendran Jayaraj Annie S Hong Pejman Solaimani Mohamad Mubder Hyeyoung Yeom Ji Won Yoo Michael L Volk Source Type: research