Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Short Communication

Mohamed AA Bassiony

Abstract

Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) is an endoscopic technique to diagnose and treat variable pancreatic and biliary disorders. Liver cirrhosis increases the incidence of cholelithiasis, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and pancreatic carcinoma. Post- ERCP bleeding and pancreatitis are the most common complications in those population.

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