Precut papillotomy is effective and safe only "when" clinically indicated and "in" expert hands

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 435-436

  Varadarajulu, Shyam ^a   Palaniswamy, K R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNULATION; CAUTERIZATION; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; VATER PAPILLOTOMY;

AMPULLA OF VATER; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASES; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC;

EID: 34247327034     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31802c4c10     Document Type: Editorial

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