Cystic Fibrosis Heterozygosity as a Risk Factor for Post-ERCP Pancreatitis: Implications for ERCP Risk Stratification in the Cosmos Cohort.

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopantography (ERCP) is widely utilized but carries a risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP), a major source of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Although known risk factors exist, the impact of cystic fibrosis (CF) and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)-related biology remains incompletely understood. CF affects ~ 30,000...

Topics

• Humans
• Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
• Female
• Male
• Risk Factors
• Pancreatitis