<unk>  <unk>  is a technique that combines the use of endoscopy and fluoroscopy to diagnose and treat certain biliary or pancreatic ductal diseases.<unk>  was first introduced in 1968 and was later on accepted as a safe diagnostic and therapeutic tool . Nowadays, as other imaging techniques are evolving and becoming widely used for the diagnosis of diseases of the biliary and pancreatic systems, the use of<unk>  became mainly targeted towards therapeutic rather than diagnostic purposes.<unk>  is indicated in biliary tract diseases including choledecholithiasis and benign and malignant biliary strictures, as well as pancreatic diseases including recurrent acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic duct leaks, pancreatic fluid collections and obstructive pancreatic malignancies. There is a variation in the reported  rates of complications associated with<unk> , which are mainly pancreatitis, hemorrhage and infection.
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Cholecystectomy
Percutaneous hepatic perfusion
HIDA scan
Pancreatic fistula surgery
Ascites surgery
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Ascending cholangitis ultrasound