My mother diagnosed gallbladder in the month of February 13,2018, and gave it for biosphy and the report shows bile duct cancer and hepatic metastasis. And now Dr. advice me to go for ercp. So, sir How long it will take for ercp. And will you please advice me more?

Dr. Nikhilesh BorkarOncologist14yrs exp

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ERCP is a procedure where by a scope is inserted into the duodenum and the bile duct and pancreatic duct is visualised. If need be, they can insert a plastic or metal stent depending upon the prognosis of the gall bladder cancer. Metal stent usually lasts for a few months but is cheaper, while self expanding metal stent lasts for 6mths to 2 years, but is expensive. ERCP is sometimes associated with complications like cholangitis, pancreatitis, and rarely perforation or bleeding. Feel free to contact me directly if you want to share your reports or discuss this further.  

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