Your doctor has requested that pictures of your bile ducts be taken. Please follow these simple instructions so that we may best serve you.

  1. There is no special preparation for this exam.
  2. Report to Radiology approximately 20 minutes before your scheduled time if you have not been contacted by the Admitting Office.
  3. Contrast is injected through the tube in your common bile duct. X-rays are taken to detect any remaining stones or obstruction.
  4. This exam will take approximately 45 minutes.
  5. Eat and drink normally after the exam.