What Is Cholangitis?
7. Treatment
Cholangitis is a serious condition that requires a stay in the hospital for treatment. Your doctor may first administer antibiotic medications to stabilize your condition. This may be sufficient to clear up the infection and resolve your symptoms. Otherwise, you may require surgery.
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is both a diagnostic tool and possible treatment modality for cholangitis. The endoscope is a tube equipped with a light and a camera. During ERCP, the endoscope is inserted into your mouth, down through your esophagus and stomach into your duodenum. Radio-opaque dye is delivered via the endoscope and an X-ray performed. Once the source of the blockage is identified through ERCP, the endoscope can be used to either widen the duct or remove the blockage.
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