{"id":2847,"date":"2026-01-17T13:19:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T08:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2847"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:36:58","slug":"ercp-endoscopic-retrograde-cholangiopancreatography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2847","title":{"rendered":"ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Endoscopic procedure to examine and treat bile and pancreatic ducts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it&#8217;s done:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jaundice, gallstones<\/li>\n<li>Pancreatitis, strictures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preparation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fast 8 hours<\/li>\n<li>Stop blood thinners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What to expect:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sedation given<\/li>\n<li>Scope passed to duodenum<\/li>\n<li>Contrast injected, stents or stone removal done<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Risks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pancreatitis (5\u201310%)<\/li>\n<li>Bleeding, infection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Follow-up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monitor for pain or fever<\/li>\n<li>Stent removal if placed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Endoscopic procedure to examine and treat bile and pancreatic ducts. Why it&#8217;s done: Jaundice, gallstones Pancreatitis, strictures Preparation: Fast 8 hours Stop blood thinners What to expect: Sedation given Scope passed to duodenum Contrast injected, stents or stone removal done Risks: Pancreatitis (5\u201310%) Bleeding, infection Follow-up: Monitor for pain or fever Stent removal if placed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2847"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2853,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2847\/revisions\/2853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}