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  2. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography - Wikipedia

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    ERCP is used primarily to diagnose and treat conditions of the bile ducts and main pancreatic duct, [1] including gallstones, inflammatory strictures (scars), leaks (from trauma and surgery), and cancer. ERCP can be performed for diagnostic and therapeutic reasons, although the development of safer and relatively non-invasive investigations ...

  3. Common bile duct stone - Wikipedia

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    During ERCP the endoscopist may surgically widen the opening into the bile duct and remove the stone through that opening. ERCP, however, is an invasive procedure and has its own potential complications. Thus, if the suspicion is low, the physician may choose to confirm the diagnosis with MRCP, a non-invasive imaging technique, before ...

  4. Biliary endoscopic sphincterotomy - Wikipedia

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    In addition, it is commonly performed during an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and it may be used for facilitating diagnostic procedures such as transpapillary bile duct biopsy, papillary tumor biopsy, and insertion of a cholangioscope. [1]

  5. Cholecystectomy - Wikipedia

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    Cholecystectomy is a common treatment of symptomatic gallstones and other gallbladder conditions. [1] In 2011, cholecystectomy was the eighth most common operating room procedure performed in hospitals in the United States. [2] Cholecystectomy can be performed either laparoscopically, or via an open surgical technique. [3] [page needed]

  6. Hepatoportoenterostomy - Wikipedia

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    This procedure was developed in 1951 by Japanese biliary and hepatic pediatric surgeon Morio Kasai (1922–2008). [3] [4] [5] ... If performed before 60 days of age, ...

  7. Choledochoduodenostomy - Wikipedia

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    Choledochoduodenostomy (CDD) is a surgical procedure to create an anastomosis, a surgical connection, between the common bile duct (CBD) and an alternative portion of the duodenum. [1] In healthy individuals, the CBD meets the pancreatic duct at the ampulla of Vater , which drains via the major duodenal papilla to the second part of duodenum. [ 2 ]

  8. Cholangiocarcinoma - Wikipedia

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    Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), an endoscopic procedure performed by a gastroenterologist or specially trained surgeon, has been widely used for this purpose. Although ERCP is an invasive procedure with attendant risks, its advantages include the ability to obtain biopsies and to place stents or perform other ...

  9. Gallstone - Wikipedia

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    Obstruction of the common bile duct with gallstones can sometimes be relieved by endoscopic retrograde sphincterotomy (ERS) following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). [54] Risks of ERCP. [55] Surgery carries risks and some people continue to experience symptoms (including pain) afterwards, for reasons that remain unclear.