Gastroenterology - Hepatobiliary

Advantages of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography at Vinmec

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an endoscopic technique of duodenum under X-ray light to diagnose and treat a number of diseases of the biliary tract and pancreas. The technique is conducted to insert a catheter into the biliary tract or pancreas through a duodenoscope, through which contrast is injected into the biliary tract or pancreas for the purpose of diagnosing and treating biliary tract disease and pancreatic disease. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is applied in many large hospitals, including Vinmec Hospital. So what are the advantages of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography at Vinmec?

How is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography performed?

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is an endoscopic technique used to investigate and treat diseases of the biliary tract, pancreatic duct, and gallbladder. The bile ducts are the tubes that carry bile from the liver and gallbladder; The pancreatic duct carries pancreatic juice from the pancreas. Both of these tubes empty into the duodenum, which is the first part of the small intestine. So how is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography performed?

How to treat grade 4 hemorrhoids to avoid complications?

Internal hemorrhoids are one of the problems that many people face, not only seriously affecting the quality of life, causing pain and suffering for patients, but hemorrhoids also have many dangerous complications if not detected. timely. Hemorrhoids can lead to blood loss and serious infection if not treated early.

Do 3rd degree internal hemorrhoids need surgery?

Internal hemorrhoids are one of the problems that many people face due to poor diet and lifestyle. This has a significant impact on health and quality of life. Internal hemorrhoids are divided into 4 different levels, if you are at level 3, it means the disease is in a severe stage.

Longo surgery to remove ring hemorrhoids

Longo surgery is currently one of the most commonly used methods to treat hemorrhoids. This method can be applied to both internal hemorrhoids and mixed hemorrhoids, especially it is considered the most optimal method in treating ring hemorrhoids.

How to treat grade 2 internal hemorrhoids?

Grade 2 internal hemorrhoids are hemorrhoids that prolapse when going to the toilet but still have the ability to retract on their own. Can 2nd degree internal hemorrhoids be cured? If yes, how to treat effectively and not to recur?

What you need to know about hemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids are normal anatomical structures, essentially a plexus of the veins of hemorrhoids located under the mucosa (internal hemorrhoids) or under the skin (external hemorrhoids) in the lower part of the rectum and anus, everyone has hemorrhoids.

Gallbladder stones and how to treat

What are gallstones? Where? The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped sac located under the right liver that stores and concentrates bile. Bile secreted by the liver is stored in the gallbladder and then excreted into the intestines to digest fats.

Diet for people with kidney stones

Kidney stones are one of the common urinary-genital diseases in Vietnam. Kidney stones are caused by mineral metabolism disorders. Therefore, people with kidney stones need to have a suitable diet to avoid making the condition worse. Issues such as what to eat with kidney stones and what to abstain from now become very important.