ERCP is used primarily to diagnose and treat conditions of the bile ducts and pancreas. ERCP combines the use of x-rays and an endoscope, which is a long, flexible, lighted tube. Through the endoscope ...

2008;23(3):344-347. There have been several efforts to develop an effective preventive strategy that will eliminate or reduce the risk or severity of post-ERCP pancreatitis. Most of the ...

A further threat is posed by radiation exposure during ERCP, electrical injury during ... bleeding or maternal ascending cholangitis from choledocholithiasis, both of which conditions are ...