See Also: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(medicine)
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(health)
cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde(medicine)
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)(health)
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram(medicine)
cholangiopancreatography(medicine)
haemostasis, endoscopic(medicine)
Endoscopic sphincterotomy(health)
endoscopic biopsy(medicine)
Endoscopic papillotomy(health)

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (health)


Abbreviated ERCP. A procedure done to diagnose and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas, including gallstones, inflammatory strictures (scars), leaks (from trauma and surgery), and cancer. ERCP combines the use of x-rays and an endoscope (a long, flexible, lighted tube). Through it, the physician can see the inside of the stomach and duodenum and inject dye into the bile ducts and pancreas so they can be seen on x-ray. ERCP takes 30 minutes to 2 hours. Possible complications of ERCP include pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas), infection, bleeding, and perforation of the duodenum.