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20879289 tn?1560085969

ERCP

Hi I'm having a ercp done nxt wk the results of my mri came bk as baseline blood investigation showed deranged  liver functions my bilirubin is 26 ALT 673 and alkaline phosphatase is 283. N my cbd diameter is 9mm.can anyone explain to me way all this means please .
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Hello and welcome to MedHelp's forums.  We are glad you are being examined and evaluated by your doctor.  Please speak with them to ask all of your questions.  If you do not understand what they are saying or what a test result means, please ask them until you do understand.  Take someone with you to your appointment as that may help get your questions answered.  It is a doctor's responsibility to explain so that a patient can understand their health situation and next steps.  

It appears you had an initial MRI that did not provide enough information for your doctor so the ERCP is requested.  Here is information on the ERCP https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diagnostic-tests/endoscopic-retrograde-cholangiopancreatography.  This procedure is often used to check bile ducts.  It identifies things from gallstones in bile ducts, infection to tumors. Has anyone mentioned issues with your pancreas?

Your numbers that you state here for liver function are indeed very outside of normal. This can happen for a variety of reasons including a blocked bile duct which the ERCP appears to be checking for.  But this warrants quick determination so it can be addressed medically.  So, please work with your doctor on this important matter.
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Do I have anything to worry about .ie cancer
Let's hope not. If they are looking for reasons for the bile duct blockage if that is indeed the case, a tumor is a possibility. But there could be other reasons as well.  The information you've provided really doesn't lead to any conclusion one way or the other.  When is your ERCP scheduled? Working with your doctor is important and they can help you understand what they are thinking for your particular situation so you could also contact the office and speak with the doctor or the nurse. I would not worry before you have to.  What symptoms led you to this testing?
Hi. I had really bad upper right quadrant pains.but if been having then quiet regular but this last time go so bad I had t ring the ambulance .if I'm being honest u thought I was having a heart attack it was so severe.when I got to hospital they said my ift was abnormal.then wk after had ultra sound which revealed I had gall stones.which they then said I needed a mri. Then was told I ha suspicious stone in cbd .So I'm no wiser now even more so after that last letter I received with what Ithey wrote and I asked the question u replied too
Hi. I had really bad upper right quadrant pains.but if been having then quiet regular but this last time go so bad I had t ring the ambulance .if I'm being honest u thought I was having a heart attack it was so severe.when I got to hospital they said my ift was abnormal.then wk after had ultra sound which revealed I had gall stones.which they then said I needed a mri. Then was told I ha suspicious stone in cbd .So I'm no wiser now even more so after that last letter I received with what Ithey wrote and I asked the question u replied too
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