Current status of the use of the endoscopic cholangiography technique
Pontone, P.; Bogliolo, G.; Pietropaolo, V.; Poschmann, A.H.
Il Giornale di Chirurgia 19(3): 115-116
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0391-9005 PMID: 9577086 Document Number: 496510
The endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography as a diagnostic technique employed to obtain an accurate radiological study of the biliary path, and the biliary duct-pancreatic-duodenal junction. However, during the initial diagnostic studies, both echography and nuclear magnetic resonance have taken a priority. Currently, their importance is as a preliminary diagnostic method during endoscopic intervention.