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Your pancreatic ducts have been examined.

The pancreas is tucked behind the stomach in the upper abdomen. The pancreas produces messenger substances. The messenger substances control the sugar level in the blood. The pancreas also produces a fluid that is released into the intestines. This fluid contains substances that are important for the digestion of fats, proteins and sugars. The fluid from the pancreas accumulates from a lot of minor ducts into one major duct.

The common bile duct opens up into the first section of the intestine. The fluid from the pancreatic ducts flows through this opening into the intestine.

To do the examination, a tube is inserted through the mouth and pushed through the stomach to this opening in the intestine. A camera is attached to the end of the tube. This camera then sends images to a screen during the examination. It can then be seen whether the tissue is healthy or changed.

A special fluid was injected into your pancreatic ducts through the opening in the intestine. This fluid spread through the ducts. X-rays were then taken of your upper abdomen. This enabled the shape and course of the pancreatic ducts to be viewed on the X-ray images.