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Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
Indications for ... pancreatitis (treatment ... Stone extraction, Endoscopic ... #Indications #management ... #gastroenterology
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
bleeding - EUS-FNA ... cardiac devices (ICD ... prosthesis - EUS-FNA ... #EGD #Indications ... #Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
and bile duct EUS ... Accessories: • EUS ... suspicious lesions • EUS ... dearer views in EUS ... colonoscopy #devices #eus
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
) • Imaging: US ... (biliary evaluation ... (necrosis, biliary ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Gastroenterology
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
• 2nd line: EUS ... cross-sectional imaging or EUS ... diagnosis with EUS-guided ... sensitivity) Clinical ... #treatment
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
The 6 C’s of Primary ... to multi-focal biliary ... there are many indications ... judicious use of ERCP ... remain subject to clinical