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This report is being submitted to report the user's experiences and investigation findings.The devices referenced in this report were not returned to olympus for physical evaluation.The device history record (dhr) for the complaint devices could not be reviewed since the serial numbers were not provided.Olympus does not ship any device that does not meet all design and safety specifications.Conclusion: no malfunction of any olympus device was reported in any procedure described in this article.From the information reported, it is presumed that the causes of the reported events are not due to product defects, but the definitive cause could not be established.
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It is reported in the literature titled "second endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography after failure of initial biliary cannulation: a single institution retrospective experience", patients experienced adverse events during and/or after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp) procedures using a single use, double lumen sphincterotome.Study aim: this retrospective study described the second endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography after failure of initial biliary cannulation.Study method: a total of 4,136 ercps were performed.Of these, 579 (15.2%) ercps referred to difficult cannulation.A total of 94 patients (2.3%) who met the study inclusion criteria were identified.Ercp was performed using a therapeutic duodenoscope (pentax ed34-i10t 4.2; pentax medical) and endoscopic accessories (boston scientific and olympus corporation), standard biliary cannulation was performed with the guidewire-assisted technique.A double lumen pull-type sphincterotome (olympus) preloaded with a hydrophilic guidewire (hydra jagwire; boston scientific) was used in this technique.Needle-knife sphincterotomy (nks) was performed with a needle-knife sphincterotome (triple-lumen microknife xl; boston scientific).Study results: for the 56 patients in whom a second ercp was attempted, biliary access was achieved in 47 cases, equating to a success rate of 83.9%.The nine failed second ercp patients did not undergo a third ercp.The adverse events were not severe.After the first ercp, 5 patients experienced pancreatitis, 1 patient suffered duodenal perforation, 2 patients experienced mild cholangitis and 1patient suffered delayed bleeding.After the second ercp, 3 patients suffered pancreatitis and 2 patients experienced mild cholangitis.Conclusion: this study concluded that a second ercp following failure of an initial biliary cannulation appeared to be safe and effective.For most clinically stable patients with an unsuccessful initial ercp, a second ercp after 2-4 days may be an optimal strategy.Preoperative normal serum bilirubin levels may be a risk factor that can be used for predicting cannulation failure of a second ercp procedure.Among the 94 patients in whom initial cannulation failed, 9 adverse events were recorded (9.6%); 5 occurred in patients who underwent a second ercp.In total, the adverse events were not severe.After the first ercp, 5 patients experienced mild pep, 1 patient suffered duodenal perforation, 2 patients experienced mild cholangitis and 1 patient suffered delayed bleeding.After the second ercp, 3 patients suffered moderate pep and 2 patients experienced mild cholangitis.The duodenal perforation was repaired through the endoscopic channel.All cases of pep and cholangitis were treated conservatively and the patients recovered within a few days.There was no significant difference in adverse events following two ercps (4 vs.3, p=1.000).There were also no adverse events between the second ercp group and the no repeat ercp group.There were no ercp related mortalities.These is no report of olympus device malfunction in any procedure described in this literature.
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