CholangioPancreatography

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Background information on CholangioPancreatography

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography is a form of endoscopy used for treating acute pancreatitis
News Articles on CholangioPancreatography



A 21-Year-Old Man With Chronic Pancreatitis  -  Apr 1, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),The specific type is institution-dependent but generally would include either a dedicated CT or MRI/magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography of the

Get the Facts on Pancreatic Cancer  -  Mar 6, 2008
MyFox Washington DC,Your doctor may also order the following tests: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in which a lighted scope is placed down the throat

New Guidelines Address Management of Common Bile Duct Stones  -  Mar 25, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Use of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is now widespread and is considered a routine procedure. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has

Patrick Swayze Fights Pancreatic Cancer  -  Mar 10, 2008
Huffington Post,...pancreas the next stage is a more invasive look -- either endoscopic US, ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography), or staging laparoscopy.

Cholecysto-Hydatid Cyst Fistula  -  Jan 18, 2008
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography can show the communication in more detail.

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Right ...  -  Jan 18, 2008
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography showed a smooth distal 15-mm biliary stricture with diffuse dilatation of the upstream bile ducts and

Spying bile duct woes with tiny scopes  -  Dec 7, 2007
Spokane Journal of Business,...for use in conjunction with a procedure called endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) that helps to diagnose digestive problems.

jason vollweiler, md, joins north shore gastroenterology  -  Nov 16, 2007
dBusinessNews San Francisco (press release),...inflammatory bowel syndrome and ercp (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography), a procedure to diagnose diseases of the gallbladder,

increased prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism in common bile ...  -  Nov 7, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,...abnormalities. cbd stones were diagnosed at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (group 1; n = 303) or ruled out by previous medical history,

endosonography-guided biliary drainage is useful in cases with ...  -  Nov 2, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),...gradually from diagnostic applications to therapeutic ones. the feasibility of es-guided cholangiopancreatography was first reported by harada et al.

Serum and Biliary Insulin-like Growth Factor I and Vascular ...  -  Oct 1, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicinePatients: 73 patients who consecutively had endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), including patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Medical University of South Carolina Leads Multicenter Study ...  -  Sep 26, 2007
Earthtimes.orgThe standard treatment is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), which allows complete documentation of the relevant anatomy, assessment of

MRCP compared to diagnostic ERCP for diagnosis when biliary ...  -  Aug 29, 2007
Medicexchange (press release),Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is an alternative to diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for investigating

Doctors get real insiders' view now  -  Sep 8, 2007
PensacolaNewsJournal.com,...view of a patient's bile ducts, overcoming some of the visual challenges of conventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures.

UH One Of Ten Hospitals In Nation To Use SpyGlass  -  Jul 18, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),University Hospital is one of ten hospitals in the nation performing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Procedures (ERCP) more accurately and

Peripheral Smear with Malassezia furfur  -  Jun 13, 2007
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),Abdominal ultrasonography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography showed no abnormalities. Blood was obtained for culture, and the patient was

Visualization System is used to examine bile duct.  -  Jun 11, 2007
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release),System potentially offers significant procedural and clinical advantages over conventional Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

Recommendations Issued for Acute Pancreatitis  -  05 Jun 2007
Medscape (subscription)Recent developments in diagnostic modalities, including endoscopic ultrasonography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, have increased available

Epstein–Barr Virus–Associated Cholecystitis  -  05 Jun 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was performed to exclude obstruction of the common bile duct showing no stones or any kind of obstruction.

Boston Scientific launches Spyglass bile duct examination system  -  Jun 4, 2007
MTBeurope,...new system potentially offers significant procedural and clinical advantages over conventional Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

US Endoscopy Announces Full Market Release of Mio™ Medical Device ...  -  Apr 18, 2007
EndoNurse,For endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and other procedures that require multiple device exchanges, it is convenient to keep them close

Sleisenger and Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease E ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography continues to be illustrated, but the safer magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography is hardly illustrated.

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis -- Approach to Diagnosis  -  Apr 26, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Three-dimensional magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography with respiratory triggering in the diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis: comparison

Role of Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Prevention of Unnecessary ...  -  Mar 23, 2007
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of substituting endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

GI Reimbursement:  -  Feb 1, 2007
EndoNurse,...centers are colonoscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS).

State of the art New heart cath and gastrointestinal labs make ...  -  Jan 30, 2007
Belleville News-Democrat,And, the lab offers endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for problems of the liver, gall bladder and pancreas.

ASGE Foundation Establishes AstraZeneca Research Endowment Fund  -  28 Dec 2006
PR Newswire (press release),ERCP - Further improve the safety and quality of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for the treatment of biliary and pancreatic disease.

Preoperative Stenting Associated With Higher Prevalence of ...  -  Dec 4, 2006
DG NewsOf these, 118 patients were stented prior to referral, of which 83.1% were placed at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and 16.9% at

Preoperative Stenting Associated With Higher Prevalence of ...  -  Dec 4, 2006
DG NewsOf these, 118 patients were stented prior to referral, of which 83.1% were placed at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and 16.9% at ...



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