Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP)

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP)
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Yashoda Hospital & Research Centre at Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad is one of the leading hospitals which specializes in Endoscopic Retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

To perform this treatment, there is a need for highly skilled and professional doctors who can perform it with much-needed confidence, experience, and expertise which is found only at Yashoda Hospital & Research Centre, Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad.

The team of doctors at Yashoda Hospital comprises expert gastroenterologists who have a plethora of experience in performing technically sophisticated procedures that are needed during such highly advanced and sophisticated diagnostic tests. The services are provided by international standards.

Endoscopic Retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a procedure used to diagnose diseases of the biliary system (bile ducts, gallbladder, associated structures, pancreas, and liver.

It is a technique that combines the use of endoscopy and fluoroscopy (medical imaging that shows a continuous X-ray image on a monitor). It is performed by highly trained and skilled gastroenterologists.

It combines the use of an endoscope- a long, flexible lighted tube. The doctor puts the endoscope through the mouth, and throat and then to the oesophagus, stomach, and the starting part of the small intestine i.e., the duodenum.

Then, they pass a tube through the endoscope and infuse it with a dye. This process highlights the organs on the x-ray.

Advanced Services provided at Yashoda Hospital & Research Centre

  • Pancreatic stone removal
  • Removal of common bile ducts
  • Papillotomy (operation of cutting the ampulla of Vater to widen its outlet to improve bile drainage and allow the passage of stone from a common bile duct)
  • Laser lithotripsy of bile ducts (used for giant and hard stones)
  • Diagnosis and removal of bile duct strictures which is an abnormal narrowing of the common bile duct
  • Detection of gallbladder cancer which is otherwise difficult to detect because of its size and location
  • Detection of pancreatic cancer- This cancer begins in the organ lying behind the lower part of the stomach
  • Duodenum cancer
  • Treatment of bile duct cancer also known as cholangiocarcinoma
  • Pancreatic stenting – A stent is a small tube placed into a hollow structure in our body. This could be an artery, vein, or any structure that carries urine. The stent keeps the structure open.

These are the advanced treatments with the latest technology provided to patients at Yashoda Hospital & Research Centre, which need ERCP procedures to diagnose these undetectable cancers.

When does a doctor refer to ERCP?

The ERCP may be needed in the case of:

  • Unknown abdominal pain
  • Leakage of fluid from bile ducts
  • Tumors
  • Blockage or stones in bile ducts
  • Some infections in the bile ducts

Cost of ERCP surgery in Delhi

The average cost of ERCP surgery in Delhi is approximately Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 55,000. It varies from hospital to hospital and depends upon the services they provide.

Any comorbidity (more than one disease occurring to a person at the same time) diseases like diabetes, respiratory diseases, and heart problems add up to the cost as it will need other specialties.

The cost may also be higher depending upon the endoscopist facing challenges to provide appropriate solutions.

However, Yashoda Hospital & Research Centre provides ERCP diagnostics at highly affordable prices with the best doctors.

Best doctors at Yashoda Hospital & Research Centre, Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad

Dr Manish Kumar Gupta

Dr Manish Kumar Gupta has done his M.B.B.S. from JLN medical college, Ajmer. He is one of the leading experts at Yashoda Hospital who specializes in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy and ERCP.

A senior consultant in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Yashoda Hospital & Research Centre, he specializes in pancreatic cancer, oesophagal cancer, gastric or colonic cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, pancreatitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and abdominal pain.

He has gained huge experience from RNT Medical College, Udaipur, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, and Paras Hospital.

Dr Sushrut Singh

Dr Sushrut Singh has completed his fellowship under Dr Malay Sharma in Advanced therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound & post-graduation from the only liver institute in Asia, the Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (ILBS).

He is an expert in endoscopic gastric balloon placement for obesity which is weight loss without bariatric surgery. He is the first hepatologist in Ghaziabad and an experienced endoscopist.

He specializes in endoscopy, colonoscopy, oesophagal stenting, ERCP biliary stenting, and bile duct stone removal.

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