Post-sphincterotomy bleeding

This endoscopic picture shows active bleeding from a visible vessel (arrowhead) following biliary sphincterotomy. A pancreatic stent (arrow) has been placed to reduce the risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis.

ERCP: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

Courtesy of the Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Catholic University – Rome, Italy.

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