Do the Changes in the Serum Levels of IL-2, IL-4, TNF𝛼, and IL-6 Reflect the Inflammatory Activity in the Patients with Post-ERCP Pancreatitis?

Table 1

Exclusion and inclusion criteria of the patients.

Exclusion criteria	Inclusion criteria
Emergency ERCP	Choledocholithiasis
Previous therapeutic ERCP	Pancreato-biliary malignancy
Previous surgery of the upper GI tract	Cholestasis of unknown origin
Acute pancreatitis at time of study	Cholangitis
Known history of chronic pancreatitis	Tumor of papilla
Less than 18 years of age	Others
Known history of mental disease
Unable to give informed consent
Female who is pregnant
Underlying chronic liver disease
Abnormal coagulation tests (PTT < 75% or INR > 1.5 or APTT > 35)
Immunocompromized patients