Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP): Why It Is Done

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Why It Is Done

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ERCP is done to:

Check persistent abdominal pain or jaundice.
Find gallstones or diseases of the liver, bile ducts, or pancreas.
Remove gallstones from the common bile duct if they are causing a problem such as blockage (obstruction), inflammation or infection of the common bile duct (cholangitis), or pancreatitis.
Open a narrowed bile duct or insert a drain.
Get a tissue sample for further testing (biopsy).

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Last updated:	April 30, 2007
Author:	Ralph Poore
Reviewed By:	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine, Peter J. Kahrilas, MD - Gastroenterology
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer

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