What does retrograde mean in ERCP?
Retrograde means backward and is a reference to the direction that a special dye is injected through either the bile or pancreatic ducts during ERCP. Once the dye is injected, pictures (X-rays) are taken that allow the doctor to see where problems such as widening, narrowing or blockage of the ducts are taking place.
What is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography used for?
Doctors use ERCP to treat problems of the bile and pancreatic ducts. Doctors also use ERCP to diagnose problems of the bile and pancreatic ducts if they expect to treat problems during the procedure.
What does Pancreatography mean?
Definition: pancreatography. pancreatography. An imaging examination of the pancreatic ducts. For x-ray pancreatography, the examination requires direct injection of contrast material into the pancreatic ducts.
What is retrograde in medical terms?
moving backward or against the usual direction of flow. 2. degenerating, deteriorating, or catabolic.
How is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography done?
Your provider will guide the endoscope down the esophagus into the stomach and through the duodenum until it reaches the ducts of the biliary tree. A small tube will be passed through the endoscope to the biliary tree, and contrast dye will be injected into the ducts. Air may be injected before the contrast dye.
Is Papillotomy the same as sphincterotomy?
Precut papillotomy (or sphincterotomy) refers to a variety of endoscopic techniques used to gain access to the bile (or occasionally the pancreatic) duct. In most patients, precut papillotomy is followed by conventional sphincterotomy, which permits completion of therapies such as stone extraction and biliary drainage.
Can ERCP remove gallstones?
ERCP can remove gallstones from the bile duct, but not from the gallbladder itself.
What happens in retrograde?
Retrograde motion is when a planet appears, when observed from Earth, to reverse direction. This happens due to an optical illusion caused by differences in orbit. In the realm of astrology, retrograde motion has negative connotations.
What is retrograde stent?
Stent = thin plastic tube that can be placed in the ureter. Retrograde = backward to the normal direction of flow. Pyelogram = injection of dye into the kidney and taking an x-ray.
What is sphincterotomy Papillotomy?
What is retrograde procedure?
What is a retrograde pyelogram? A retrograde pyelogram is an imaging test that uses X-rays to look at your bladder, ureters, and kidneys. The ureters are the long tubes that connect your kidneys to your bladder. This test is usually done during a test called cystoscopy.