: Re: ?ss about ERCP vs MRCP

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Cyndi,

Hi, just wanted to add my experience with ERCP's and MRCP's. Of

course the MRCP is just a series of x-rays of the ducts and internal

organs. The actual test maybe lasted for about 20-30 minutes for me

and I wasn't given any IV contract or anything else. Therefor I was

able to walk out of there, just the same as I walked in. Of course,

all 3 of my MRCP's showed a bile duct stone in the bile duct that

didn't pass after 3 months and therefor I had another ERCP to remove

the stone. But when I went in for the ERCP, there was no stone to

be found!! Go figure?! That has happened twice to me so far. The

doctors say that the films cannot tell the difference between

an " air bubble " or " stone " . So they figured that air was refluxing

into the bile duct. Good guess (I guess??) Anyway, the MRCP is

probably just being ordered for you to monitor your situation (like

someone else on here said). It is non-invasive and there are little

to no side effects from it. The ERCP's (as I'm sure you are well

aware of)pack a wollop of nasty after effects (at least for me).

Oh, and someone else here just said that they had an ERCP (for just

a look-see), and they had no pain after. I did have ONE experience

like that too. Too bad, all the other ERCP's produced lots of pain

afterwards for me (whether I had any cutting or not). Hope this

helps.

Take care

Kris in TN