Basics
These are the other 2 names for the ampulla.
What are sphincter of oddi and papilla?
This is the first step of ERCP.
What is ampulla cannulation?
This is the most common complication from ERCP.
What is post-ERCP pancreatitis?
This is what makes cannulation challenging.
What is anatomical differences (stones, strictures, masses, diverticulum, etc. Can take 1 minute or over an hour!)?
This is the reason we use CO2 instead of air during ERCP.
What is because it's easier absorbed by the body/more comfortable for the patient?
This is what the biliary system does.
What is system that creates, transports, stores, and releases bile into the duodenum?
What is the incision of the ampulla to facilitate access/increase drainage?
This is the technical term for 'picture of the bile duct'.
What is cholangiogram?
These are different types of ampullas that make cannulation difficult.
What are small and protruding amupullas?
What is to reduce peristalsis and enhance visualization?
This is why we do a cholangiogram.
What is to determine what type of case we are going to have? (And also to confirm ductal clearance at the end of the case)