ERCP Can Help Treat Liver and Gallbladder Problems
Complications with the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas can be uncomfortable and difficult to live with. Disorders found in these areas are often hereditary, but they can also result from diet and environment-related factors. These complications are not something you want to ignore as they can develop into a variety of symptoms or diseases. An ERCP, or an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, is a procedure that gastroenterology specialists use to diagnose and possibly treat these types of issues.
At Northeastern Gastroenterology Associates, our doctors have experience performing ERCP procedures to help diagnose and, in many cases, treat problems of the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas. This procedure involves using endoscopy, x-ray technology, and a special ERCP dye to view the biliary tract and pancreatic ducts and possibly treat underlying issues there.