What was your pre-diagnosis condition?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I recently was reading an article on using ERCP vs MRCP for diagnosis

of pancreatitis and duct issues. They were referring to a study that

was done in which they grouped patients into three groups according

to low, moderate and high probability of having a stone stuck in

their bile duct before testing, then they gave all patients both the

ERCP and MRCP to compare which test gave most accurate predictions.

The Low category criteria were: you had no history of stone

migration, you had normal liver blood tests and on ultrasound, you

had a narrow common bile duct [<7mm].

The moderate probability criteria were: you had a history of stone

migration and/or pancreatitis, you had elevated liver tests but they

were less than twice normal, and an ultrasound showed a moderate

dilation of a bile duct of between 8-10mm.

High probability criteria were: you had pancreatitis or jaundice, you

had liver blood tests that were more than twice normal, and an

ultrasound showed a bile duct dilation greater than 10mm.

I was just curious where each of you fit before you got a diagnosis

of pancreatitis, or did this not apply to you? If you are interested

in reading the article, it was on the Mayo Website, here is the

address:

http://www.mayo.edu/proceedings/2002/may/7705a2.pdf

Adam