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 ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Gallstones are hard, solid deposits that form in the gallbladder, a pear-shaped organ in ...

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most aggressive and deadliest cancers worldwide. High mortality rates are largely due to ...

A further threat is posed by radiation exposure during ERCP, electrical injury ... An appropriately equipped endoscopy suite with post-procedure monitoring is essential to carry out the procedure ...

Medtronic reported that a patient has completed the first procedure with the latest version of its ingestible camera, used to ...

and includes a wide variety of procedures such as Endoscopic Ultrasound guided transgastric ERCP (EDGE), Spyglass Cholangioscopy, and Endoscopic Mucosal Resection, among others. The curriculum ...

Combines endoscopy and X-rays to examine and treat conditions of the bile and pancreatic ducts. A procedure that involves injection of a solution to eliminate varicose veins. Surgical treatment to ...

This includes the identification of patient- and procedure-related ... avoiding diagnostic ERCP, using magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for diagnostic ...

Electrical activity is measured and appears on a paper printout. ERCP or endoscopy ERCP, or endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography, is an x-ray of the pancreatic and bile ducts combined ...

Medtronic today announced the first-ever patient procedure ingestion using its next-generation PillCam Genius SB capsule ...

Most of the advanced training will revolve around ERCP and EUS. Trainees will also be trained in luminal stenting, endoscopic mucosal resection, radio-frequency ablation, and other complex procedures.