Endoscopic Papillosphincterotomy
Overview
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has now become a therapeutic treatment for a variety of pancreaticobiliary illnesses due to the utilization of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasonography with great accuracy in diagnosis. Biliary endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) is used to either cure illnesses of the papilla of Vater, such as sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD), or to assist later therapeutic biliary operations, such as stone removal, stenting, and so on.