Initial evaluation of a novel multibending backward-oblique viewing duodenoscope in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

A novel multibending backward-oblique viewing duodenoscope was developed to overcome the difficult technical aspect of deep cannulation into the bile duct during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the initial experience of a novel multibending backward-oblique viewing duodenoscope (M-D scope) for ERCP. This was a retrospective review of 23 patients with native papilla who received biliary ERCP with the M-D scope between April and December 2010. The procedures were performed by two well-experienced endoscopists. In all patients, biliary cannulation and therapeutic procedure were successfully completed. In two patients with Billroth I gastrectomy, ERCP were initially attempted with a conventional single-bending duodenoscope, but biliary cannulations were unsuccessful. However, with the use of the M-D scope, biliary cannulation and therapeutic procedures were successfully completed. A novel multibending backward-oblique viewing duodenoscope is safe and feasible for therapeutic and diagnostic ERCP.

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