ERCP is used primarily to diagnose and treat conditions of the bile ducts and pancreas. ERCP combines the use of x-rays and an endoscope, which is a long, flexible, lighted tube. Through the endoscope ...

relative high stone recurrence rate although a final cholangiogram was obtained to confirm the bile duct clearance for every patient, and f) significant number of patients were lost to follow-up.

An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedure combines endoscopy and X-ray imaging to visualize the bile ducts, gallbladder, and pancreas. Your healthcare provider may ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a progressive scarring of the liver's bile ducts. According to current estimates, between 5 and 16 in every 100,000 ...

ERCP involves upper endoscopy with a specialized endoscope through the mouth, dye injection into the common bile duct, and possible dilation or stent placement for severe strictures. Brushing and/or ...

Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006;3(7):356-357. The cause of acute pancreatitis is easily identifiable in 70–90% of patients. In patients with idiopathic acute pancreatitis (IAP ...

Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, is a malignant tumour of either the bile ducts within the liver (intrahepatic), or those leading from the liver to the small intestine (extrahepatic).

The Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) successfully performed a transhepatic stent-assisted portal vein aneurysm coil embolization, ...