Difference between revisions of "ERCP"

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'''ERCP,''' which is short for the painfully polysyllabic endoscopic retrograde (deep breath) cholangiopancreatography (inhale), is an invasive gastrointestinal procedure that is, when used correctly, equally effective at both treating and causing pancreatitis.
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'''ERCP''' is short for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, which is an invasive gastrointestinal procedure that is, when used correctly, equally effective at both treating and causing [[Pancreas|pancreatitis]].
  
 
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Revision as of 04:11, 29 September 2016

"Now that I've removed that gallstone, let's muck around and eff up that pancreas!"

ERCP is short for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, which is an invasive gastrointestinal procedure that is, when used correctly, equally effective at both treating and causing pancreatitis.


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