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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 ...
Delayed bleeding occurs from a few hours up to 2 wk after the procedure. [13] Perforation: the incidence of sphincterotomy related perforation, also named Type 2 duodenal perforation, is between 0% and 1.8%. [12] Cholangitis/sepsis: the incidence of cholangitis after biliary endoscopic sphincterotomy is between 1% and 3%. [1]
Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder.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]
Postcholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) describes the presence of abdominal symptoms after a cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal). Symptoms occur in about 5 to 40 percent of patients who undergo cholecystectomy, [1] and can be transient, persistent or lifelong. [2] [3] The chronic condition is diagnosed in approximately 10% of postcholecystectomy ...
The diagnosis is confirmed with either a magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), or an intraoperative cholangiogram. If the patient must have the gallbladder removed for gallstones, the surgeon may choose to proceed with the surgery, and obtain a cholangiogram during the surgery.
This procedure is indicated when endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), papillotomy (cutting through major duodenal papilla to relieve stenosis) or stone removal are unsuccessful. This procedure is also indicated when endoscopic access is difficult in case where there is major modification of the stomach and small intestine such ...
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Not all gallstones implicated in ascending cholangitis actually originate from the gallbladder, but cholecystectomy (surgical removal of the gallbladder) is generally recommended in people who have been treated for cholangitis due to gallstone disease. This is typically delayed until all symptoms have resolved and ERCP or MRCP have confirmed ...