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==Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)== | ==Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)== | ||
* Useful in patients with postcholecystectomy and in patients with non-conclusive ERCP | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- It is the best method available as it is both diagnostic and therapeutic
- ERCP is being used for sphincterotomy, stone extraction, and stent insertion
- Occlusive cholangiography is contraindicated in patients with acute suppurative cholangitis as it increases the development of septicemia.
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
- Useful in patients with postcholecystectomy and in patients with non-conclusive ERCP