Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. A review of the rewards and indications.
Indications for endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP) have been poorly defined. We studied the symptoms in 161 patients who underwent ERCP and evaluated the results from four groups of indications: cholestasis, pancreatitis, suspected carcinoma of the pancreas, and pain of unknown etiology. The likelihood of finding abnormalities is discussed.
D000005:Abdomen; D000208:Acute Disease; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002758:Cholangiography; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*