Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is a treatment that combines upper intestinal endoscopy and x-rays to treat troubles of the bile and pancreatic ducts. Your bile ducts are tubes that carry bile from your liver to your gallbladder and duodenum. Your pancreatic air ducts are tubes that bring pancreatic juice from your pancreas to your duodenum. If they anticipate to deal with problems during the treatment, doctors use ERCP to diagnose troubles of the bile and pancreatic ducts. gallstones that form in your gallbladder and come to be stuck in your common bile duct; infection; intense pancreatitis; persistent pancreatitis; injury or surgical problems in your bile or pancreatic ducts; pancreatic pseudocysts; tumors or cancers of the bile air ducts; tumors or cancers of the pancreatic.
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