This includes the identification of patient- and procedure-related ... a prophylactic pancreatic duct stent in high-risk patients can reduce this. Once post-ERCP pancreatitis develops, management ...

A more detailed patient history revealed that endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and stent placement had been performed 6 years previously. The patient had not attended the ...

ERCP is used primarily to diagnose and treat conditions of the bile ducts and pancreas ... If the exam shows narrowing of the ducts, biopsies can be taken, and a stent can be placed to temporarily ...

"That was the root cause of his problems. He had undergone the ERCP procedure at a govt hospital, during which the stent was placed to drain bile. This procedure combines use of endoscopy and ...

The Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) successfully performed a transhepatic stent-assisted portal vein ...

Be Well Hospitals team removes 195 gallstones from patient's gallbladder using advanced procedures, discharged pain-free in 60 hours.

ERCP involves upper endoscopy with a specialized endoscope through the mouth, dye injection into the common bile duct, and possible dilation or stent placement for severe strictures. Brushing and/or ...

Procedures such as endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), renal angioplasty, iliac angioplasty, kidney stent placement, therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) and bile duct ...

Her condition required a combination of advanced procedures: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for stent placement and laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder removal.