Endoscopic sphincterotomy
Endoscopic sphincterotomy: An operation to cut the muscle between the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct. The operation uses a catheter and a wire to remove gallstones or other blockages. Also called endoscopic papillotomy.
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the staging of cancers of the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, rectum, and lung; evaluating chronic pancreatitis and other masses or cysts of the pancreas; studying bile duct abnormalities including stones in the bile duct or gallbladder, or bile duct, gallbladder, or liver tumors; studying the muscles of the lower rectum and anal canal in evaluating reasons […]
- Endoscopy
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