Clinico-demographic Profile of the Patient With Pancreaticobiliary Malignancy Undergoing ERCP in a Tertiary Care Center of Nepal

Background Pancreaticobiliary malignancy (PBM) is a group of cancers affecting pancreas and bile duct. The diagnosis is often late and with fatal outcomes. Here, investigators study the clinicodemographic profile of the patients with suspected PBM undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) at a tertiary care center in Nepal. Material and Methods Retrospectively, a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the endoscopy unit of the Internal medicine department of Dhulikhel Hospital-Kathmandu University Hospital (DH-KUH) from Jan 2017 to Jan 2023. Patients over 18 years of age with suspected PBM with complete medical records who underwent ERCP were included in our study. The descriptive and correlation statistics were done.