Quality standards and curriculum for training in cholangiopancreatoscopy: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Position Statement
Cholangioscopy is considered an advanced adjunct to ERCP, and prior to undertaking supervised cholangioscopic procedures trainees should be competent in the basic skills of ERCP (Schutz level 1 and 2) as defined by ESGE (duodenal intubation; biliary cannulation; distal bile duct stenting; ≤ 10-mm stone extraction). Cholangioscopy training should take place in expert referral centers with a high volume of ERCP and cholangioscopy cases. A trainee's principal trainer should be an experienced trainer ideally with at least 3 years of experience in undertaking independent cholangioscopy to the determined quality standards. Competence in cholangioscopy should be defined as the ability to successfully perform the procedure effectively without trainer assistance in 80 % of procedures.
Authors
- Marcus Hollenbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2654-3164)
- László Czakó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6331-0802)
- Mark Ellrichmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5817-5589)
- Leena Kylänpää (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2181-9640)
- Monika Ferlitsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7231-2164)
- Gavin Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3688-192X)
- Ivo Boškoski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8194-2670)
- Christoph Schlag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3227-2724)
- Andrea A. Anderloni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1021-0031)
- Wafaa Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4034-7570)
- Juan J. Vila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1446-3121)
- Tony Tham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3304-0271)
- Apostolis Papaefthymiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3563-4973)
- Mauro Manno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7854-1080)
- Paraskevas Gkolfakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9677-4013)
- Tomáš Hucl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5648-4011)
- István Hritz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8763-6006)
- Sara Campos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4827-097X)
- George Webster
- Jan Werner Poley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0589-7059)
Institutions
- Semmelweis University (HU)
- University College Hospital (GB)
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (DE)
- University of Szeged (HU)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (DE)
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Hammersmith Hospital (GB)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Azienda Unita' Sanitaria Locale Di Modena (IT)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (DE)
- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (CZ)
- Cleveland Clinic London (GB)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Agia Olga Hospital (GR)
- University College London (GB)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Endoscopy
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2619-8434
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.56
Funders
- European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy