Alireza Khafaf

Clinical Research Development Unit, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran

Publications

• Original Article   
  Evaluating the Outcomes of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: Indications and Complications
  Author(s): Alireza Khafaf, Nead Rad and Amir Houshang Mohammad Alizadeh*
  
  Background and aim: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the gold standard for the treatment of the biliary and pancreatic diseases. Post-ERCP complications are inconsistent and sometimes have insufficient patients’ follow-up. The aim of this study was to determine the outcomes of performing ERCP and compare these with published figures. Methodology: A prospective single-center study was conducted to evaluate the ERCP procedure on 155 consecutive patients during a period of 12 months. All ERCPs were therapeutic procedures or performed with therapeutic intent at Taleghani Hospital in Tehran, Iran. Data on the patients’ characteristics, ERCP indications and findings during the procedure and after that as complications were collected. All results and complications were recorded simultaneously a.. Read More»