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.

Like the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, SpyGlass is inserted through the patient's throat, through the stomach, into the bile duct and gives a visual image thanks to the deviated design in 4 different directions, the doctor can observe. images at all 4 quadrants of the entire treatment area.

Studies evaluating the effectiveness of the Spyglass cholangioscopy system have reported that visualization directly improves the accuracy of cholangioscopy results and has a positive good predictive value in the evaluation of patients with symptoms of biliary obstruction of unspecified origin.

My mother is 55 years old, has gallstones leading to cholecystitis complications due to stones stuck in the gallbladder neck. The doctor has treated the inflammation and pain, but now the stone is still stuck in the old position. Her mother has a history of thyrotoxicosis, so the doctor prescribed non-surgical treatment and lived with gallstones, due to the danger of death during anesthesia. I am worried that if the stone is still stuck in the old position, it will cause serious complications later. Through researching and knowing that there is a method "Endoscopy retrograde cholangiopancreatitis (ERCP)", I would like to ask the doctor of a patient with a history of thyrotoxicosis who has been treated for gallstones by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). ) No? Thanks for the advice doctor.

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).

Patients with AIDS may experience opportunistic infections in many organs, due to a weakened immune system. Among them, AIDS-related opportunistic biliary tract infections can be caused by many different types of opportunistic infections.