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Avatar f tn The symptoms can be RUQ pain and nausea. ERCP with manommetry is done to determine if you have this disease. There is a risk of pancreatitis after surgery and most doctors will insert a stent into the duct to lower this risk. The stent should pass on its own in 2 weeks but you need to have an xray to be sure. If it does not pass they can remove it Did the dr measure your pressure in the ducts during ercp? If it is high they usually cut it.
1166735 tn?1263475353 t really categorize your condition as type 1, 2 or 3 without that ERCP with manometry test. Yes, the test does carry with it the risk of pancreatitis, but these days that risk can be lessened somewhat by the use of stenting or botox. If the condition can't be controlled with either anti-spasm meds or specific calcium channel blocking medication, it would be advisable to have the ERCP done. But make sure the doc doing the test is capable of doing the manometry portion of the test.
Avatar f tn My niece is scheduled to have an ERCP to discover the reason for abdominal pain and pancreatitis, She has told the family that her doctor told her this test is very dangerous and there is a 20% fatality rate. After researching this test, I can't believe this test is as dangerous as she says her doctor says it is. The entire family is scared to death for her very life! Does anyone agree with me that this doctor seems to have exagerated the dangers in having this test?
Avatar f tn I had EUS to diagnose the chronic pancreatitis after they saw a hint of it with ERCP. They say I have "mild" chronic pancreatitis, but the pain is sometimes unbearable. I'm wondering why your mom had to have a whipple procedure. I've heard of it but do not know what it is. Also, does your mom have any type of gastroparesis with this? Does she take enzymes, etc. I just returned from Mayo but they didn't give me much info. other than I suffer from IBS as well.
Avatar m tn Hi! Yes, during the ERCP the pancreas can become inflamed setting off pancreatitis. I don't think you should wait any longer to see your doctor...call back and asked to be seen sooner because things are worse than ever. Sadly, I have found that sometimes we have to exaggerate our symptoms to get seen. My son had this done and his doctor was relieved that he didn't have to touch his pancreas and causing him to have pancreatitis. Keep us posted and good luck! From WEBMD....
Avatar n tn My question is does this mean I have chronic pancreatitis or can you not tell on a MRCP? Does the duct dilatation set off an inflamation of the liver and pancreas and cause the pancreatitis pain? Also can the duct dilatation heal on its own in time? I have no desire to undergo an ERCP as I've heard such nightmare stories from people who have undergone but yet I'm so tired of not feeling good and having pain and just would like to feel good again. Thanks for your help.
Avatar f tn I have known many people to have problems with ERCP and pancreatitis following - unfortunately, its a high risk. Also, ERCP is rarely a permament cure. Scar tissue can form following sphincterotomies, that is one of the main reasons the SO closes back up so quickly. The doc should have placed temporary stents in your bilary duct following the ERCPs that would have come out on their own - did you have that?
Avatar f tn I had ERCP done in March of this year, after an initial bout of acute pancreatitis I was well for about three month after which the pain started to return. My Doctors are now looking to do another ERCP with stent replacement (I still have my gall bladder), has this happened to anyone else, did the second op resolve the problem? I hate the idea of having this done again when it mught be better to have my gall bladder removed, afterall too many op's has to be risky.
Avatar n tn Like all types of ERCP examination, there are risks, particularly the chance of suffering an attack of pancreatitis. For this reason, ERCP in this context is usually done only after other simpler tests have been exhausted. TREATMENT OF SOD Mild forms of SOD can be managed by anti-spasm medicines. When attacks of pain cause considerable disturbance with life activities, a decision has to be made whether to cut the sphincter (sphincterotomy), during ERCP.
Avatar f tn This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/233997'>Is it possible to have gallstones after having the gallbladder removed?</a>. I am reading all of these comments and am so suprised at the variation in the things everyone has been told. I myself have been going through this pain. I just spent 6 days in the hospital with what they called panreatitis. I have the same pain it sounds like that ya'll have had.
436191 tn?1256646306 Interview a number of them and see how many of their patients have developed post ERCP pancreatitis. When done in good hands, your risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis is very, very small. Good luck.
1481080 tn?1287590520 I find it odd that they would not do them both at the same time and that they are going back in to remove the stent every time they do a ercp you are at risk at ending up with an infection .You might want a second opinion .
Avatar f tn In pancreatitis both lipase and amylase are usually elevated. Other tests (CT, MRI) are needed to confirm pancreatitis. But elevated lipase doesn't mean you have pancreatitis. Or, lipase level doesn't necessary correlate with severity of inflammation. ERCP was probably suggested because a small stone, either from gallbladder or pancreas can block pancrteatic duct - what results in pancreatitis. There's another, noninvasive investigation - MRCP, which could be done instead of ERCP.
Avatar n tn Like all types of ERCP examination, there are risks, particularly the chance of suffering an attack of pancreatitis. For this reason, ERCP in this context is usually done only after other simpler tests have been exhausted. TREATMENT OF SOD Mild forms of SOD can be managed by anti-spasm medicines. When attacks of pain cause considerable disturbance with life activities, a decision has to be made whether to cut the sphincter (sphincterotomy), during ERCP.
Avatar n tn Can a person develop chronic pancreatitis after having acute pancreatitis that resulted from having an ERCP? I have developed abdominal pain that radiates to my side and back that is relieved when I lean forward and worsens when I lean back. No nausea or vomiting, no fever. Should I follow up with my doctor? I had the acute pancreatitis around 2004. Thanks for your response.
Avatar f tn If it is the bile ducts you can have stents put in. Bile duct problems can cause pancreatitis or vice versa. I am a long time sufferer from pancreatitis and sod. If you have problems with backed up bile ducts it could certainly have caused the sepsis you had. IT will push toxins in to the blood stream and make you sick. An ultrasound will be better in finding a blockage in your duct. But the best way is an ercp.
Avatar f tn They recently diagnosed me with pancreatitis due to possible spincter of oddi dysfunction or SOD. What is your experience with the ERCP? Do you feel better? Are you normal again? Any advice would be appreciated.
1741156 tn?1311072815 although for me my gallbladder was very sluggish so the GI told him its better we take out the gallbladder and will go from there... ERCP many times can cause pancreatitis so they rarely do them. Usually its something to do with the gallbladder causing problems with the bile ducts. Once my gallbladder was out all my symptoms diappeared so i did not need an ERCP. Maybe get another surgeons opinion?
Avatar n tn no evidence of masses or pancreatitis, the absence of the pancreatic body and tail, no pancreatic ductal dilation, difficulty in visualizing the pancreatic duct, and hypodense areas in both lobes of the liver. A previous ERCP showed pancreas divisum. Liver biopsies showed missing small bile ducts, but the ERCP showed normal major bile ducts. Could these CT results be the source of my daughter's chronic pain? Would an ERCP procedure to correct the pancreas divisum provide relief?
Avatar n tn When I went to the hospital I was also jaundiced and my urine was a rusty color and after having a cat scan and blood work they treated me for pancreatitis and did the ERCP.. They thought the Stone had passed by the time I had the ERCP cause they couldn't find it.
Avatar n tn They admitted him and after several more tests and his symptoms they said that he had Schpincter of Oddi and needed to have an ERCP done. Tomorrow will be 5 days since the porcedure, but he still feels no real relief. Is this normal? How long until he will feel no pain in his stomach?
Avatar f tn I had my gallbladder removed over one year ago. One week after having it removed I began to have abdominal pain that hurt through to my back. It is very painful and nothing helps. I've had multiple tests done and 2 ERCP's. After the first ERCP the pain stayed gone for 2 months and then returned. After 2nd ERCP, I ended up in the hospital with pain and fever. My CT scan was normal and so were my A&L levels.
Avatar f tn She was in serious pain before her ercp. She had pancreatitis for about 2 weeks before the procedure. After the procedure she was pain free, not even a tylenol needed. The doctor said she had narrow bile ducts and a cyst on her common bile duct. Has anyone experience this? 1 week later she is smytom free with no pain. 5 years ago she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, but could not take any med for the disease because any med gave her pancreatitis.
Avatar n tn I have some good news. Despite the risk of pancreatitis, I went through the ERCP a week ago. Thank goodness I awakened only to nausea and no pancreatitis. I would not jump at the chance to do it a second time but I think it is worth the risk. I'm still not at the root of the problem yet. As the assistant told my family "at least we know what it isn't." CalGal referred me to an article on SOD. I have no idea if manometry was done so I have to wait until I see the gastric doc.
359937 tn?1220983851 Many of the problems seem to stem from SOD - sphincter of Oddi dysfunction and the only way to find out if that is the cause is to do an ERCP. But please make sure your doc is going to do the ERCP WITH a manometry component. Many docs don't either due to lack of training or the facility not having the equipment.
Avatar f tn I am scheduled for an ERCP. I am not nor have been a drinker and I have had no trauma to my abdomen (except the hernia surgery. I don't feel as if I fully recovered from the hernia surgery. Could a hernia surgery or the scar tissue from that lead to pancretitis or dammage to my pancrease?
1264088 tn?1279480822 My new gastro is in the process of repeating all my tests and we have had talks about doing an ERCP. Do the benefits of an ERCP outway the risk? Anyone with Spincter of Oddi disease find having a spincterectomy to be helpful? This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/230582'>Pancreatitis � SOD</a>.