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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and Endoscopic Ultrasound

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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) remains the mainstay of therapeutic biliary intervention; its role in diagnosis, however, has rapidly diminished with the advent of high resolution cross sectional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and endoscopic imaging (endoscopic ultrasound). This change has been driven mainly by an aversion to the risks of ERCP, particularly that of inducing pancreatitis [1].

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Meenan, J. (2008). Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and Endoscopic Ultrasound. In: Biliary Lithiasis. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0763-5_8

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