Comprehensive services for patients with:
• Pancreatitis
• Bile duct injuries or strictures
• Gallbladder disease
• Gallstones
• Cholecystitis
• Pancreatic and biliary tumors
Comprehensive services for patients with:
• ERCP
• Endoscopic ultrasonography
• Fine needle aspiration
• Specialized MRI radiology
• Stent placement
• Stricture dilation
• Lithotripsy
• Endoscopic mucosal resection
• Whipple procedure
• Minimally invasive procedures
This core offers diagnosis and treatment
for various disorders of the
gallbladder, pancreas and bile ducts.
Bile, a substance that aids the digestion and
absorption of fats, is carried from the liver
by the bile ducts. The gallbladder stores the
bile between meals and empties it back into
the bile duct, once food is consumed.
Another duct allows digestive juices from
the pancreas to mix with food in the intestine.
Problems in these organs and passageways
include infection, blockages, stones
and cancer.
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The CDD offers a procedure known as
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
(ERCP) to diagnose and sometimes
treat these problems. ERCP involves
placing an endoscope into the mouth
through the esophagus and stomach into
the duodenum (part of the small intestine).
Sometimes, the problem can be identified
and solved in one procedure. For example
if a stone is blocking a duct, it can be
removed during the procedure with a
special device. This procedure is often
followed by a laparoscopic (minimally
invasive) surgical procedure to remove the
gallbladder.
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