DOCTOR REMOVES STUCK GALLSTONE IN RARE NONSURGICAL PROCEDURE.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - A physician at Antelope Valley Hospital removed a gallstone gallstone: see gall bladder. gallstone Mass of crystallized substances that forms in the gallbladder. The most common type occurs when the liver secretes bile with too much cholesterol to stay in solution. in a nonsurgical procedure never before used at the hospital. Dr. Jatinder S. Pruthi performed an ``endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Definition Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a technique in which a hollow tube called an endoscope is passed through the mouth and stomach to the duodenum (the first part of the and choledochoscopy'' to remove a gallstone wedged in a woman's cystic duct. The procedure combines the use of X-rays and an endoscope, a long, flexible, lighted tube with a video camera at the tip. The endoscope is inserted through the patient's mouth, allowing the physician to view the inside of the stomach and duodenum. The endoscope also allows for dyes to be injected in the bile ducts and pancreas so they are viewable on X-rays. If gallstones Gallstones Definition A gallstone is a solid crystal deposit that forms in the gallbladder, which is a pear-shaped organ that stores bile salts until they are needed to help digest fatty foods. or blockage is shown in the X-ray, the physician can use the endoscope to insert instruments to remove the obstruction. The procedure has only been done in 13 other hospitals in the United States Lists of hospitals for each U.S. state:
Pruthi's patient underwent various other treatments, including removal of her gallbladder at another hospital, but still had stones lodged in the common bile duct common bile duct n. The duct that is formed by the union of the hepatic and cystic ducts and discharges into the duodenum. Also called gall duct. and cystic duct - the tube that connects the gall bladder gall bladder, small pear-shaped sac that stores and concentrates bile. It is connected to the liver (which produces the bile) by the hepatic duct. When food containing fat reaches the small intestine, the hormone cholecystokinin is produced by cells in the intestinal to the bile duct. Primarily, the procedure can treat bile duct stones, blockage and cancer of the bile ducts or pancreas. The technology also allows closer investigation of undiagnosed upper-abdominal pain, officials said. Originally from the Punjab in India, Pruthi came to the United States for further training in the field of internal medicine and gastroenterology. After completing residency training with New York Methodist (Cornell University) and a gastroenterology fellowship from Kaiser-UCLA program, Pruthi moved to Antelope Valley Hospital. Pruthi specializes in gastroenterology and is a trained liver-diseases specialist. |
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