ERCP Flashcards
1
Q
def
A
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
a diagnostic procedure used to examine diseases of the liver, bile ducts, pancreas
usually performed under IV sedation
2
Q
what can ERCP be used to treat
A
gallstones - removes them
opens a narrowed bile duct
obtains a tissue sample (biopsy)
3
Q
indications
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1 choledocholithiasis (gallstones in common bile duct)
2 pancreatitis
-acute (can remove gallstones if the cause)
-chronic (dilation of strictures or stent insertion)
3 diagnosis of pancreatic + biliary malignancy
4
Q
complications
A
1 pancreatitis (most common)
2 haemorrhage
3 perforation
4 infection (cholangitis, cholecystitis)
