An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a procedure that lets a doctor diagnose and treat problems with your bile and pancreatic ducts. The ERCP procedure uses a combination of ...

Use of duodenoscopes with disposable elevator caps during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) led to lower rates of contamination following high-level disinfection compared with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Single-use duodenoscopes offered similar technical and safety outcomes in endoscopic retrograde ...

Endoscopy is a way to examine your digestive tract with a camera, called an endoscope. The endoscope is a flexible tube with a light and the camera attached. Through this state-of-the-art technology, ...

We aim to evaluate the safety and feasibility of novel elbow biopsy forceps with a prebent head for sampling biliary strictures in our institution. A total of 24 patients (15 males and 9 females) with ...

Bile duct cancer, also known as cholangiocarcinoma, is characteristically diagnosed late as most people have no identifiable risk factors 1,2 for this cancer, resulting in poor outcomes 3. The only ...

Endoscopy is used in a variety of medical specialties ranging from gastroenterology to urology, cardiology and critical care. Traditionally, health systems have invested in reusable endoscopy ...

Endoscopies are among the most common procedures in the U.S. with millions performed each year. For providers to safely and efficiently perform a high volume of endoscopies there needs to be a ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked the companies that manufacture the complex scopes tied to drug-resistant bacteria infections to prove their recommended cleaning methods work, according ...

The volume of endoscopic procedures performed at the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) continues to increase. These procedures range from screening colonoscopies to upper GI endoscopies. Improving the ...