Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (Ercp): definition
A test that uses an x ray to look into the bile and pancreatic ducts. The doctor inserts an endoscope through the mouth into the duodenum and bile ducts. Dye is sent through the tube…
A test that uses an x ray to look into the bile and pancreatic ducts. The doctor inserts an endoscope through the mouth into the duodenum and bile ducts. Dye is sent through the tube…
A procedure to inspect the hollow organs of upper digestive tract by use of an endoscope. An endoscope is a medical device consisting of a long, thin tube and an optical device. Observable organs include…
A liquid put into the rectum to clear out the bowel or administer drugs.
A way to provide food through a tube placed in the nose, stomach, or small intestine. A tube in the nose is called a nasogastric or nasoenteral tube. A tube may be placed into the…
An irritation of the small intestine.
A rare disorder of protein malabsorption.
Any disease of the intestine, including celiac disease (Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy).
An examination of the small intestine with an endoscope. The endoscope is inserted through the mouth and stomach into the small intestine.
An ostomy, or opening, into the intestines through the abdominal wall.
A substance (usually a protein) that speeds up, or catalyzes, a chemical reaction without being permanently altered or consumed. Enzymes carry out the thousands of chemical reactions that go on in a cell. Enzymes help…