Well you’re having pain , so let’s take a look in there. How ? An Endoscope will locate your problem . Whether you are having problems with your:
Stomach
Esophagus
Duodenum
Liver
Pancreas
Gall Bladder
What is an endoscope?
This a flexible lighted scope that is inserted through your mouth down your esophagus into your stomach, and duodenum until it reaches the spot where the ducts from your pancreas and gallbladder drain into the duodenum.
An ERCP is short for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram. Now you understand the abbreviation .What words to say or pronounce. ERCP contain detect early signs of growths and a sample can be taken for further testing. If you have gallstones present in your bile duct , the doctor may remove the stone with another instrument inserted through the endoscope which is in place. Narrowed bile ducts can be opened by inserting a small tube or a stent through the endoscope and down into the duct.
The patient is not to eat or drink for eight hours prior to the procedure. You need to talk to your physician before this procedure about your present medications you are...