See Also: Waldeyer's throat ring(medicine)
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram(medicine)
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(health)
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(medicine)
cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde(medicine)
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)(health)
Archer' s Ring, Thumb Ring - Archery(gambling)
Waldeyer(medicine)
Waldeyer(dictionary)
Waldeyer's tract(medicine)

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (health) and Waldeyer's throat ring (medicine)


Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (health)


Abbreviated ERCP. A procedure done to diagnose and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas, including gallstones, inflammatory strictures (scars), leaks (from trauma and surgery), and cancer. ERCP combines the use of x-rays and an endoscope (a long, flexible, lighted tube). Through it, the physician can see the inside of the stomach and duodenum and inject dye into the bile ducts and pancreas so they can be seen on x-ray. ERCP takes 30 minutes to 2 hours. Possible complications of ERCP include pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas), infection, bleeding, and perforation of the duodenum.





Waldeyer's throat ring (medicine)


Waldeyer's throat ring -->
lymphoid ring


The broken ring of lymphoid tissue, formed of the lingual, faucial, and pharyngeal tonsils.

Synonym: Bickel's ring, tonsillar ring, Waldeyer's throat ring.