An endoscopic and fluoroscopic technique to diagnose and treat biliary and pancreatic duct disorders.<\/p>\n
Why it\u2019s done<\/strong> Preparation<\/strong> Procedure<\/strong> Afterwards<\/strong> Risks<\/strong> An endoscopic and fluoroscopic technique to diagnose and treat biliary and pancreatic duct disorders. Why it\u2019s done \u2022 Jaundice from bile-duct stones or strictures \u2022 Cholangitis, pancreatic duct leaks or strictures Preparation \u2022 Fast 8 hours \u2022 Review and adjust blood thinners per protocol Procedure \u2022 Sedation or anesthesia; endoscope reaches duodenum \u2022 Contrast injected […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2878","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=2878"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2883,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2878\/revisions\/2883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Jaundice from bile-duct stones or strictures
\n\u2022 Cholangitis, pancreatic duct leaks or strictures<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Fast 8 hours
\n\u2022 Review and adjust blood thinners per protocol<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Sedation or anesthesia; endoscope reaches duodenum
\n\u2022 Contrast injected into ducts; interventions (stone extraction, stent placement) performed<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Observe for 4\u20136 hours for pain or fever
\n\u2022 Clear liquids first, advance diet gradually<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Post-ERCP pancreatitis (5\u201310%)
\n\u2022 Bleeding (2\u20135%)
\n\u2022 Perforation (<1%)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"