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A member asked:
My father is diagonsed with pancreatitis. is mrcp necessary after eug or endoscopy ultrasound.
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See answer: Discuss with dr. Mrcp is helpful to evaluate the bile ducts for obstruction or stones which may have precipitated the pancreatitis, and evaluate the pancreatic ducts including whether an anatomic variant, divisum, is present which may also cause these symptoms.
Answered 6/7/2013
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Pancreatitis MRI : Sometimes mri-mrcp can give excellent information about the pancreatic function by assessing the amount of secretion produced by the pancreas.
Answered 3/9/2013
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