Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography has been widely applied as a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure in adult patients with pancreacticobiliary disorders and has recently become an accepted modality in pediatrics. This article reviews the general concepts of diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in children and specific therapeutic interventions and results in different diseases.
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Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital General del Oeste, MSAS, Los Magallanes de Catia, Caracas, Venezuela. mgelrud@telcel.net.ve
D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity