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Endoscopic sphincterotomy or endoscopic retrograde sphincterotomy (ERS) is a relatively new endoscopic technique developed to examine and treat abnormalities of the bile ducts, pancreas and gallbladder.
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Endoscopic sinus surgery:
Endoscopic sinus surgery usually takes between one and three hours and is done in the operating room with the child under general anesthesia.
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Endoscopic surgery may be needed when medication treatment has failed to improve or cure chronic sinusitis. It is the preferred method of surgery for most cases of chronic sinusitis that require surgery.
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During an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, a catheter is advanced through the endoscope and inserted into the pancreatic or biliary ducts.
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Ultrasound, endoscopic: See: Endoscopic ultrasound.
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an endoscopic procedure used to identify the presence of stones, tumors, or narrowing in the biliary and pancreatic ducts.
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Endoscopic sinus surgery
Treatments for chronic sinusitis include:
Corticosteroids. If you have intense inflammation of your sinuses, your doctor may prescribe a corticosteroid.
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Endoscopic biopsy can be used to get samples of many different internal organs. This includes the digestive system, the lungs, and the bladder. These biopsies are done with a long, thin, flexible, lighted tube.
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Endoscopic-placed stents to provide palliation of dysphagia.[2]
Radiation therapy with or without intraluminal intubation and dilation.
Intraluminal brachytherapy to provide palliation of dysphagia.[3,4] ...
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, an examination in which a small camera on a flexible cord is inserted through your mouth and down past your stomach to the opening where the common bile duct empties into your stomach.
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endoscopic ultrasound (en-do-SKAH-pik...)
EUS. A procedure in which an endoscope (a thin, lighted tube) is inserted into the body. The endoscope is used to bounce high-energy sound waves (ultrasound) off internal organs to make a picture (sonogram).
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ELF (endoscopic laser foraminoplasty) Endoscopic procedure utilizing laser energy to create a small opening through the vertebral foramen into the epidural space in order to repair ruptured or herniated disks. Source: Business Wire - 11/27/2000.
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COLONOSCOPY - An endoscopic (fiberoptic) examination of the large intestine (colon).
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Two main types of surgery are used to relieve the pressure on the nerves inside the carpal tunnel: open carpal tunnel release and the newer endoscopic carpal tunnel release.
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It is also possible to release the ligament from inside the carpal tunnel using a technique called endoscopic carpal tunnel release.
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Endoscopic ultrasound to look for a pancreatic tumor (when CT or MRI scan is normal)
Octreotide scan to look for a pancreatic tumor (when CT or MRI scan is normal)
Pancreatic arteriography (when CT or MRI scan is normal) ...
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JOHN MACDONALD, MD: The best test, by far, is what's called an upper endoscopy and that's an endoscopic procedure where the doctor puts down a lighted tube and looks into the stomach, ...
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Percutaneous surgery: uses a needle, usually under radiological (X-ray) guidance
Endoscopic-assisted drainage: uses an endoscope (a tube containing a camera device with a light) to locate the pseudocyst
Prognosis:
The outcome is good with treatment.
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These may be followed by an endoscopic examination of the colon with a sigmoidoscope (to examine the rectum and the adjoining sigmoid colon) or colonoscope (to examine the entire colon).
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Staging has been aided by advances in imaging technology, including the spiral computed tomographic (CT) scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, positron emission tomographic (PET) scan, endoscopic ultrasound, and laparoscopic staging.
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