Precut sphincterotomy for selective biliary duct cannulation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Annals of Gastroenterology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 291-302

  DaVee, Tomas ^a   Garcia, Jairo A ^a   Baron, Todd H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fistulotomy; Needle knife; Papillotomy; Precut sphincterotomy

Indexed keywords

BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CANNULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PANCREATITIS; POST ERCP PANCREATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRECUT FISTULOTOMY; PRECUT SPHINCTEROTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELECTIVE BILIARY CANNULATION; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSPANCREATIC PRECUT SPHINCTEROTOMY;

EID: 84869054888     PISSN: 11087471     EISSN: 17927463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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