i work within the gastrointestinal field and work directly with the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. gallstones can be very painful and an ercp is the least invasive of the procedures to clear the stones or sludge. most often retained stones are in the common bile duct blocking bile from draining from the liver. the procedure does take anywhere from 15 minutes to multiple hours to clear the stones. in cases i have seen one stone up to 20 plus stones and boy do i feel good after assisting with the procedure because i know the patient is going to feel better, unless the pancreas is irritated by the extraction of the stones. i have had this procedure and do not remember a thing under the use of conscious sedation. proceed with the most noninvasive procedure first if it is unsuccessful then there are more options.
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i work within the gastrointestinal field and work directly with the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. gallstones can be very painful and an ercp is the least invasive of the procedures to clear the stones or sludge. most often retained stones are in the common bile duct blocking bile from draining from the liver. the procedure does take anywhere from 15 minutes to multiple hours to clear the stones. in cases i have seen one stone up to 20 plus stones and boy do i feel good after assisting with the procedure because i know the patient is going to feel better, unless the pancreas is irritated by the extraction of the stones. i have had this procedure and do not remember a thing under the use of conscious sedation. proceed with the most noninvasive procedure first if it is unsuccessful then there are more options.
March 19, 2009 - 6:18amThis Comment
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