Obligatory medical device diagnostics.
- Abdominal ultrasonography (ultrasound examination of abdominal organs) [stones, primary tumors, metastases (daughter tumors)]
- Liver and gallbladder (liver sonography).
- Pancreas (pancreas; pancreatic sonography).
Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination, laboratory diagnostics and obligatory medical device diagnostics – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen (abdominal CT) – for suspected pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas), hepatitis (inflammation of the liver), tumor.
- Endosonography (endoscopic ultrasound (EUS); ultrasound examination performed from the inside, i.e., the ultrasound probe is brought into direct contact with the internal surface (for example, the mucosa of the stomach/intestine) by means of an endoscope (optical instrument)). – Especially in cases of suspected pancreatic processes (changes in the pancreas).
- Doppler sonography (ultrasound examination that can dynamically display fluid flows (especially blood flow)) – when vascular occlusion is suspected, etc.
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) – for suspected biliary tract disease with biliary obstruction.
- Magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen (abdominal MRI) – if necessary with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreaticography (MRCP) in suspected biliary tract diseases such as bile duct stones, etc.
- Liver puncture (liver biopsy)
