Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Transpancreatic Sphincterotomy, Double-Guidewire, and Precut Techniques: Which One Makes the Cut?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10620-019-05732-1
Abstract: Difficult bile duct cannulation, a commonly encountered and exasperating situation for endoscopists, is often due to obstruction of the bile duct (BD) by an ampullary septum, separating the ducts, which results in repeated entry of… read more here.
Keywords: cannulation; success; transpancreatic sphincterotomy; guidewire ... See more keywords
Propensity score-matched analysis for comparing transpancreatic sphincterotomy and needle-knife precut in difficult biliary cannulation
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84655-2
Abstract: Transpancreatic sphincterotomy (TPS) can be an alternative approach of difficult biliary access in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TPS compared to needle-knife precut (NKP), considering the early… read more here.
Keywords: knife precut; cannulation; difficult biliary; needle knife ... See more keywords