Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is a procedure recently used for pregnant women with severe gallbladder symptoms and also for persons with gallstone-related pancreatic symptoms.

After last week’s essay about this disease condition, it has become necessary to help readers understand the peculiar nature of the organ. The pancreas is an organ located deep within the back ...

For example, if gallstones block the cystic duct, then a doctor will remove the gallbladder. If gallstones block the common bile duct, then an endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography may ...

Or, you may need surgery. Your healthcare provider can surgically remove gallstones with a procedure called endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). If the entire gallbladder needs to be ...

The most common treatment for gallstones is removing the gallbladder. This surgery is called a cholecystectomy. If your health makes surgery too risky for you, your provider may suggest: A procedure ...

Both endoscopic ultrasound–guided rendezvous (EUS-RV) and precut sphincterotomy are equally effective salvage techniques for patients with benign biliary obstruction and difficult bile duct ...

The following is a summary of "Global burden of gallbladder and biliary diseases (1990–2021) with healthcare workforce ...