Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a procedure that combines upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy and x-rays to treat problems of the bile and pancreatic ducts.

Upper GI endoscopy is a procedure in which a doctor uses an endoscope—a flexible tube with a camera—to see the lining of your upper GI tract.

Compression or inflammation of nerves in the neck (cervical spine) or mid-back (thoracic spine) cancan be eased with Cervical or Thoracic Nerve Root Blocks

It is still a very experimental procedure, but it likely will be improved rapidly in the coming years and may become the standard approach...