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John G. Lee, MD
The Difficult Cannulation
ACG Western Regional Course, 2013
John G. Lee, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
University of California, Irvine Medical Center
Selective cannulation
1. Identify the ampulla
1. Access the ampulla
2. Identify major and minor papilla
2. Identify the desired orifice
1. Biliary
2 Duct of Wirsung
2.
3. Duct of Santorini
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Ideal access for cannulation
• Shorten scope to ~70-80cm
• Ampulla at 12 O’clock or in
center
• Scope under the ampulla
– Big wheel down/push in
scope
• Lock both controls
• Flush/glucagon
• ‘Mini maneuvers’
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Access
Pancreatitis / cancer
Post esophagectomy
3 year old with malrotation
90 year old
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If you must cannulate long…
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The missing ampulla
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Access
• Use native anatomy
when ever possible
• Short position
– If not get short as soon as
possible
• Look proximally if
ampulla
ll nott ffound
d
• Look for air
cholangiogram
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Selective cannulation
1. Identify the ampulla
1. Access the ampulla
2. Identify major and minor papilla
2. Identify the desired orifice
1. Biliary
2 Duct of Wirsung
2.
3. Duct of Santorini
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Identification of major papilla
• Medial wall D2
70
i i
• ~70cm
att incisors
• Look for
– Bile flow
– Transverse fold
– Intraduodenal
segment
– Diverticulum
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Identification of minor papilla
• Right and proximal
i
• Di
Divisum
– Prominent papilla
– Failed pancreatic
cannulation
– Easy biliary
cannulation
• Access
– Long position
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John G. Lee, MD
Selective cannulation
1. Identify the ampulla
1. Access the ampulla
2. Identify major and minor papilla
2. Identify the desired orifice
1. Biliary
2 Duct of Wirsung
2.
3. Duct of Santorini
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Position of biliary / pancreatic orifice
• Biliary – left upper
• Pancreatic – right lower
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Study the papilla first!
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Orifice in peri-ampullary diverticulum
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Post sphincterotomy
• Left upper
S
t orifice
ifi
• Separate
• Supra papillary
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Why did this fail?
• Biliary orifice always proximal
• Very safe
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Identification of minor orifice
• Secretin
• Methylene Blue
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Technique of selective Cannulation
• Positioning (ACCESS)
• Orientation (AXIS)
• 12 maneuvers to position
scope in relation to
papilla
• Impact tip in the orifice
• Try wire while
changing
h
i di
direction
ti
• Cannulate with 1cm of
wire
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Devices
• Sphincterotome
• 2, 3 lumens
• Short nose
• 25mm monofilament wire
• Hydrophilic guidewire
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Axis
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Altering axis by changing access
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Cannulation technique
•Ampulla at 12 o’clock or center
•Aim to left upper
•Push out sphincterotome and bow
•Impact tip in ampulla and push wire
•Push
P h outt wire
i and
d ttry cannulation
l ti with
ith
tip of wire
•Repeat with slight change in R/L or U/D
knobs
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Cannulation technique
• Stay close to papilla
• Approach from below
• Cannula directed at
11- 12 o’clock position
• Steps
• Big wheel down
• Elevator up
• Push catheter
• Push scope in
while pushing in
catheter and
relaxing elevator
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Selective Cannulation: Pancreatic Duct
• Cannula
perpendicular to
duodenal wall
• Aim at 1-2 o’clock
direction
• “Drop” the cannula by
relaxing up angulation
or lower elevator
• Withdraw tip of scope
• Hydrophilic guide wire
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John G. Lee, MD
Guidewire versus conventional contrast cannulation of
the common bile duct for the prevention of postERCP pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Meta-analysis of primary bile duct cannulation success during ERCP
with the initial technique for Guidewire versus Contrast
Cheung J et al. Guidewire versus conventional contrast cannulation of the common bile duct for the prevention of postERCP pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Gastrointest Endosc, 2009 Dec;70(6):1211-9.
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Guidewire versus conventional contrast cannulation of
the common bile duct for the prevention of postERCP pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Pancreatitis among patients with inadvertent PD manipulation for
Guidewire versus Contrast cannulation
Cheung J et al. Guidewire versus conventional contrast cannulation of the common bile duct for the prevention of postERCP pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Gastrointest Endosc, 2009 Dec;70(6):1211-9.
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Why is cannulation difficult ?
• Problems with axis
– Repeated PD access
– Unable to access either
duct
• Problems with access
– Difficult sedation
– Pathologically altered
access
– Surgically altered
access
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Double Guide Wire Cannulation
• Insert guidewire into
mid pancreatic duct
and locked the wire,
this helps to
straighten the
common channel
• Selective CBD
cannulation with
second guide wire
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Double wire technique
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Double-guidewire technique for difficult bile duct cannulation: a
multicenter randomized, controlled trial
Successful cannulation rate in the SCT and DGT groups (per intention to
treat and per protocol analysis)
SCT group, no. (%)
SC
Intent to treat
n = 91
51 (56)
Per protocol
n = 87
47 (54)
DGT
G group, no. (%)
O (95%
OR
( %C
CI))
n = 97
46 (47)
0.85 (0.64-1.12)
n = 76
27 (35)
0.66 (0.46-0.94)
SCT, Standard cannulation technique; DGT, double-guidewire
technique; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval
Herreros de Teiada A et al, Gastrointest Endosc2009 Oct;70(4):700-9.
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Double-guidewire technique for difficult bile duct cannulation: a
multicenter randomized, controlled trial
Complications in randomized patients according to protocol
SCT group (n = 87), no. (%) DGT group (n = 76), no. (%) P value
Acute pancreatitis
7 (8)
13 (17)
.079
Mild
Moderate
Severe
Bleeding
Acute cholangitis
4 (5)
2 (2)
1 (1)
5 (6)
0
9 (12)
2 (2.5)
2 (2.5)
0
0
.095
—
Acute cholecystitis
1 (1)
0
1.00
1 (1)
0
1.00
1.00
Perforation
1 (1)
Death related to ERCP 1 (1)
SCTM, Standard cannulation technique; DGT, double-guidewire technique
Herreros de Teiada A et al, Gastrointest Endosc2009 Oct;70(4):700-9.
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Precut sphincterotomy
• Fistulotomy
• Cut diagonally layer by
layer until
– Flash of bile
– Sphincter muscle
– Bleeding
– 5-10 strokes
• Probe with guidewire
• Repeat as needed
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Precut after pancreatic access
• Stent and needle knife
– ?safer than double
wire
• Septotomy
– Cut to the left
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Minor precut sphincterotomy
• Landmarks
• Size
– Limited to needle knife
• Risk of stenosis
– Multiple cuts
• Stenting
St ti
– Mandatory
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Can early precut implementation reduce endoscopic
retrograde cholangiopancreatography - related complication
risk? Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Six RCT comparing cannulation rates of the early precut (EPC) implementation
and of persistent attempts (PA) by the standard approach
The pooled analysis of all selected studies yielded an OR of 1.20 (95 %CI 0.54-2.69).
The statistical tests showed presence of between-study heterogeneity (P = 0.04; I2 = 56.6 %)
Cennamo V, et al. Can early precut implementation reduce endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-related
complication risk? Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Endoscopy 2010 May;42(5):381-8
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Can early precut implementation reduce endoscopic
retrograde cholangiopancreatography - related complication
risk? Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Post-ERCP pancreatitis developed in 2.5 % of patients (11 out of 442) randomized
to the early precut groups and in 5
5.3
3 % of patients (28 out of 524) randomized to
the persistent attempts groups. The pooled analysis yielded an OR of 0.47 (95
%CI 0.24-0.91).
EPC, early precut group; PA, persistent attempts group.
Cennamo V, et al. Can early precut implementation reduce endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-related
complication risk? Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Endoscopy 2010 May;42(5):381-8
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Should you quit?
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Patient stable?
Indicated?
Urgent?
Ampulla accessed?
Orifice located?
No
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Alternatives
• Do nothing
• Another day, another endoscopist
• PTBD or surgery
– Combined procedure
• EUS guided rendezvous
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