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內視鏡逆行膽胰管造影，俗稱膽管鏡（英文： Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography，ERCP），是利用一條柔軟而可彎曲的管狀鏡頭由口腔進入十二指腸，再進入膽管或胰管進行X光造影。

肝癌 （英文：Liver Cancer / Hepatocellular Carcinoma）是指肝臟細胞出現異常分裂及變異形成惡性腫瘤，引致肝癌。肝臟的主要功能包括吸收進入體內的有用物質、分解或排走毒素如酒精、製造膽汁、蛋白質、凝血因子等。肝臟隱藏在右邊及中間的肋骨下面，一般在肝臟發大時才可以摸到。

Gallstone Disease is a very common hepatobiliary and pancreatic disease. Most people do not know about its presence and have no signs nor symptoms, until they discovered it by doing health check. However, if patients experience symptoms of Gallstone Disease, they need to be hospitalized and undergo surgery as gallstones can lead to various complications.

乙型肝炎 (Hepatitis B) 屬於病毒性肝炎，由乙型肝炎病毒 (HBV) 引起，主要透過血液或體液傳播，例如共用針筒、牙刷或剃刀、輸入乙肝帶菌者的血液、母嬰傳播或經性接觸感染。 

腹腔鏡檢查是利用管形的腹腔鏡和儀器，通過腹部的小切口，直接檢視盆腔、子宮外壁、輸卵管及卵巢的情況，屬於微創手術。而腹腔鏡手術通常是通過臍帶引入腹腔鏡，並通過穿過腹部以單口或幾個小孔進行手術。