Otherwise both ducts may opacify with a risk of pancreatitis following ERCP as high as the 4.6 times found in this study. Even though placement of pancreatic prostheses is completely accepted as a measure to protect against pancreatitis, none were used in this study because adequate prostheses were not available in our environment.
No se usaron prótesis pancreáticas buscando prevenir la aparición de la pancreatitis por no disponibilidad en nuestro medio de la prótesis adecuada; aunque esta medida está completamente aceptada como factor protector se debe tener en cuenta además, que se requiere un buen entrenamiento para su colocación y los costos del procedimiento 1, 3, 23.