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ERCP

British  

abbreviation

  1. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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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