Cholangioscope-assisted therapy proves effective for chronic abdominal pain.

A single-center study evaluated 60 patients with chronic abdominal pain linked to the appendix, using cholangioscope-assisted endoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy (ERAT). Findings revealed a 100% technical success rate and 90% clinical success. Post-procedure, 90% of patients reported an abdominal pain score of zero after an average follow-up of 6.6 months. Median procedure time was 5.4 minutes with a short hospital stay of 2.1 days and no recorded complications, confirming ERAT’s efficacy and safety.