Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a medical technique that is used primarily to investigate and treat pathologies involving the biliary tree and pancreatic ducts. Image Credit: ...

Despite the outbreak of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections linked to duodenoscopes, healthcare providers should not cancel endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures for ...

A therapeutic endoscopic procedure provides treatment that is carried out via the endoscope. A procedure, which starts as a diagnostic or screening endoscopy, may become a therapeutic endoscopy ...

Dublin, Jan. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis by Product, Procedure Type, End-use, and Region, 2025-2030" report ...

A research team at Tohoku University, in collaboration with Denka Company Limited and U-A Corporation, has developed a ...

Post-cholecystectomy pain (abdominal pain after gallbladder removal) is a common clinical problem. More than 700,000 patients undergo cholecystectomy each year in the United States, and at least 10 ...

Endoscopists and centers that performed a high volume of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures showed higher rates of overall procedural success and lower rates of adverse events ...

A 45-year-old woman presents with long-standing exertional dyspnea, wheezing, and intermittent dry cough, which has been ongoing for over the past 10 years.

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the gold standard diagnostic tool to detect common bile duct (CBD) stones; however, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is less invasive than ERCP and ...

Lawrence Muscarella, a medical safety expert and president of LFM Healthcare Solutions in Montgomeryville, Montgomery County, offers the following advice for patients who may be scheduled for a ...