Endoscopy with endoscopic cholangiopancreatography. The combination as a primary diagnostic procedure.
The combination of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was evaluated as a primary diagnostic procedure in 91 consecutive patients suspected of pancreatic or biliary tract disease. In 77 (85%) of the patients, the origin, nature, or extent of disease was established by endoscopy (13 patients), pancreatography (25 patients), or cholangiography (39 patients). This combined technique compares favorably with other means of diagnosing pancreatic or biliary tract disease.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002758:Cholangiography / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis