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An abnormal endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), a type of x-ray of the biliary tract, shows irregular flow of white dye, indicating strictures (narrowing) in the pancreatic duct. This finding is typical of pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas).
(From SI Schwartz, Principles of Surgery, 6 ed, 1994, McGraw-Hill, Fig 30-7; with permission.)