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How Is Stent In Pancreatic Duct Inserted?
My pancreatic duct that releases enzymes to small bowel constricts and I am having a stent placed by my GI MD. can this duct be replaced like a bypass this my second time around with stent placement. I had pancreatitis in November last year and July 2014. Have always had this problem since a bililary cyst removal with a bypass placement in 9/1991.
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
Stent in pancreatic duct is inserted by doing Endoscopic Retrograde cholangio pancreatiography(ERCP). Alternative to stenting is bypass, pancreatiography jejunostomy.
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