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*'''ERCP ([[endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography]])''' -- The doctor passes an endoscope through the patient's mouth and stomach, down into the first part of the small intestine. The doctor slips a smaller tube ([[catheter]]) through the endoscope into the [[bile ducts]] and [[pancreatic ducts]]. After injecting dye through the catheter into the ducts, the doctor takes x-ray pictures. The x-rays can show whether the ducts are narrowed or blocked by a tumor or other condition | *'''ERCP ([[endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography]])''' -- The doctor passes an endoscope through the patient's mouth and stomach, down into the first part of the small intestine. The doctor slips a smaller tube ([[catheter]]) through the endoscope into the [[bile ducts]] and [[pancreatic ducts]]. After injecting dye through the catheter into the ducts, the doctor takes x-ray pictures. The x-rays can show whether the ducts are narrowed or blocked by a tumor or other condition | ||
*'''PTC ([[percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography]])''' -- A dye is injected through a thin needle inserted through the skin into the [[liver]]. Unless there is a blockage, the dye should move freely through the bile ducts. The dye makes the bile ducts show up on x-ray pictures. From the pictures, the doctor can tell whether there is a blockage from a tumor or other condition | *'''PTC ([[percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography]])''' -- A dye is injected through a thin needle inserted through the skin into the [[liver]]. Unless there is a blockage, the dye should move freely through the bile ducts. The dye makes the bile ducts show up on x-ray pictures. From the pictures, the doctor can tell whether there is a blockage from a tumor or other condition | ||
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Overview
ERCP and PTC are other imaging techniques that can be used to diagnose pancreatic cancer.
Other imaging findings
- ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) -- The doctor passes an endoscope through the patient's mouth and stomach, down into the first part of the small intestine. The doctor slips a smaller tube (catheter) through the endoscope into the bile ducts and pancreatic ducts. After injecting dye through the catheter into the ducts, the doctor takes x-ray pictures. The x-rays can show whether the ducts are narrowed or blocked by a tumor or other condition
- PTC (percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography) -- A dye is injected through a thin needle inserted through the skin into the liver. Unless there is a blockage, the dye should move freely through the bile ducts. The dye makes the bile ducts show up on x-ray pictures. From the pictures, the doctor can tell whether there is a blockage from a tumor or other condition