Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and ERCP to remove a fractured guidewire in the pancreatic duct in a patient with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic duct stones

Guidewire fracture in the pancreatic duct is a rare adverse event of ERCP, and it is extremely difficult to retrieve the guidewire in the setting of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic duct stones. We report a case of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and ERCP to remove a fractured guidewire in the pancreatic duct complicated with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic duct stones. A 35-year-old woman was admitted for recurrent acute...