ERCP, otherwise known as Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography, is a minimally invasive advanced therapeutic endoscopic procedure that is used to diagnose and treat conditions that affect the bile ducts, liver, gallbladder and pancreas by using an endoscope. Most commonly this includes bile duct stones or bile duct blockages, (strictures) which may or may not require stenting, diagnosing and treating bile duct cancers, and pancreatic cancers. It is also useful in the management of surgical complications from gallbladder surgery, for example an injury to bile ducts during gallbladder surgery. It is performed using an endoscope which passes through the oesophagus and the stomach and reaches the second part of the duodenum (small bowel).
Due to my interest and subspecialization in advanced GI endoscopy and HPB (Hepatopancreatic biliary) medicine, Mater Private Network in Dublin is one of the two private hospitals in Dublin providing ERCP as a service on a full-time basis. Procedures are carried out under my supervision, supported by an excellent team of nurses, technicians and administrative staff.
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