Unchanged mortality in patients with acute cholangitis despite an increase in malignant etiologies – a 25-year epidemiological study

Background and aims: Acute cholangitis (AC) is a rare but serious condition, with an incidence of 7.0 per 10,000 people and mortality rates up to 10%. The aim of this study was to describe changes in obstruction etiology, comorbidities, clinical factors, and mortality among AC patients during a 25-year period.Methods: Using a database of 11,563 consecutive ERCP-procedures performed from 1990–2015 at Odense University Hospital, we identified all...