The role of ERCP in diseases of the biliary tract and pancreas
Ľ. Lukáč
1. interná klinika LF UK, UN Bratislava, Nemocnica Staré Mesto
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has been used increasingly for the treatment of choledocholithiasis, gallstone pancreatitis and benign or malignant bile duct or pancreatic duct stenosis. ERCP is one of the major diagnostic and therapeutic methods for biliary-pancreatic diseases. Therapeutic ERCP is minimally invasive, safe and effective treatment method for various biliary-pancreatic diseases.
KEY WORDS:
endoskopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, biliary disease, pancreatic disease
