Needle knife sphincterotomy does not increase the risk of pancreatitis in patients with difficult biliary cannulation

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Swan, Michael P ^a   Alexander, Sina ^a   Moss, Alan ^a   Williams, Stephen J ^a   Ruppin, David ^a   Hope, Rick ^a   Bourke, Michael J ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Liver; Pancreas; Precut Sphincterotomy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY STENT; CANNULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE KNIFE SPHINCTEROTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS DUCT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SPHINCTEROTOMY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84875370815     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.12.017     Document Type: Article

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