Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an endoscopic technique of duodenum under X-ray light to diagnose and treat a number of diseases of the biliary tract and pancreas. The technique is conducted to insert a catheter into the biliary tract or pancreas through a duodenoscope, through which contrast is injected into the biliary tract or pancreas for the purpose of diagnosing and treating biliary tract disease and pancreatic disease. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is applied in many large hospitals, including Vinmec Hospital. So what are the advantages of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography at Vinmec?

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is considered one of the safe and effective methods for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the biliary tract and pancreas. However, it also causes many dangerous complications affecting the patient's health after this procedure.

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography has many advantages to help diagnose and treat biliary tract diseases and pancreatic diseases. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is applied in many large hospitals, including Vinmec International General Hospital.

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is a minimally invasive endoscopic technique, used to diagnose and treat many different pathologies such as acute pancreatitis due to stones stuck in the ampulla of Vater, worms in the bile ducts, and choledocholithiasis. ,... Let's learn more about this technique with Vinmec experts through the article below.

ERCP is a laparoscopic and lateral procedure that uses X-rays to view the pancreatic and bile ducts. ERCP is also used to remove gallstones or to take a small sample of tissue for analysis (biopsy).