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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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Procedures in Hepatogastroenterology

Part of the book series: Developments in Gastroenterology ((DIGA,volume 15))

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Duodenoscopy and endoscopic cannulation of the papilla of Vater with visualization of the biliary tree and pancreatic duct was first described in 19681. The procedure soon spread worldwide, generating enthusiastic reports throughout the early 1970s. Within a few years endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) became one of the most reliable methods to diagnose biliary and pancreatic disorders. A vast literature on the subject is now available and extensive review articles have appeared2-6. The development and refinement of other diagnostic methods such as ultrasonography computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and endoscopic ultrasound as yet have not supplanted ERCP in the diagnosis of biliopancreatic disease. Direct cannulation of the pancreatic and bile ducts remains an important diagnostic tool, and the introduction of endoscopic drainage procedures now allows the endoscopist to perform ERCP with few of the risks that once attended this procedure.

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Huibregtse, K., Haringsma, J., Cohen, D.A. (1997). Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. In: Tytgat, G.N.J., Mulder, C.J.J. (eds) Procedures in Hepatogastroenterology. Developments in Gastroenterology, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5702-5_14

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