liver and gallbladder disorders
Ischemic Cholangiopathy
Diagnosis of Ischemic Cholangiopathy
History of a predisposing condition (for example, liver transplant) A doctor's evaluation Blood tests and imaging studies The diagnosis is based on the symptoms and abnormal blood test results, especially in people who have conditions that make ischemic cholangiopathy more likely (such as Liver Transplantation recipients). Ultrasonography helps doctors visualize the ducts, but the results may be inconclusive. Better definition often requires magnetic resonance imaging of the bile ducts (a procedure called magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, or MRCP) or Imaging Tests of the Liver and Gallbladder (ERCP). ERCP involves inserting a flexible viewing tube (endoscope) through the mouth and into the small intestine and injecting a contrast agent into the bile duct system. 