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How do doctors know if a stone is lodged in the common bile duct and/or the pancreatic ducts? is ercp the only way to know for sure?

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Dr. Leonard Metildi answered

Maging studies: Liver function studies and history can give a strong indication that the pt has a common duct stone. At surgery for cholecystectomy, a cholangiogram can show a cbd stone. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (mrcp) is being done as a noninvasive test to find cbd stones prior to ercp. Sometimes only ERCP gives the answer.

Answered 3/22/2020

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A member asked:

How do doctors know if a stone is lodged in the common bile duct and/or the pancreatic ducts? is ercp the only way to know for sure?

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Dr. Leonard Metildi answered

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