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 safe, minimally invasive procedure to help diagnose and treat a number of biliary and pancreatic diseases. So how is this technique performed, does it cause complications?

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.

Gallbladder polyp is a disease discovered by chance on ultrasound, or when the patient goes to the doctor because of abdominal bloating and indigestion. The disease is usually benign but there is a small percentage that can turn malignant into cancer, so screening and monitoring gallbladder polyps is necessary for timely intervention.

Acute pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatitis (PEP) is a feared and potentially fatal complication that can be as high as 30% in high-risk patients. Pre-examination, intra-operative and post-examination measures are the key to clinical and technical success with the reduction of adverse events.

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).