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ERCP

British  

abbreviation

  1. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The devices are used in a procedure known as ERCP, or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, on roughly 500,000 patients annually in the United States.

From Washington Post Mar. 5, 2015

There have been similar outbreaks across the country, including in Seattle, Pittsburgh and the Chicago area, involving scopes used in ERCP, or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2015

The hospital said its infection-control experts used molecular analysis to identify the unique “fingerprint” of bacteria among patients who received ERCP.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2015

The patients had undergone a procedure known as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, or ERCP, which examines and treats diseases of the bile or pancreatic ducts.

From Seattle Times Feb. 3, 2015

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