This course will be presented in English. 

This course will improve your endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) knowledge with didactic and hands-on education at multiple simulated model stations. Experienced physicians will share their expertise through case-based discussion including challenges and risks. ERCP-1 will focus on aspects of biliary access and stone management (including indications, complications, and risks), cannulation and sphincterotomy techniques, dilation, stenting, extraction, and lithotripsy. A unique component will be an open-panel discussion with the faculty concluding with an anything-goes Q&A! 

Course Objectives

• Practice different techniques to achieve access in ERCP 
• Hear about the roles of sphincterotomy and papillary balloon dilation to assist in stone extraction 
• Learn how to remove stones with extraction balloons and extraction baskets 
• Understand the role of lithotripsy in the removal of large stones 
• Understand the role of plastic stenting in the presence of residual stones 
• Practice proper technique for balloon sweeps and balloon removal through papilla 
• Practice sphincterotomy on a simulated papilla 

Recommended Attendees

• Therapeutic endoscopists practicing 5 years or less 
• Surgeons practicing ERCP 10 years or less 
• 3rd and 4th year GI fellows 

Featured Devices

• Wire guides 
• Wire locks 
• Sphincterotomes 
• Dilation balloons 
• Extraction baskets 
• Extraction balloons 
• Plastic and metal stents 
• Mechanical lithotripter