“Salvage techniques” are the key to overcome difficult biliary cannulation in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Abstract Although the efficacy and safety of salvage techniques for biliary cannulation in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) have been reported, few reports analyzed the choice of techniques and their clinical outcomes in large cohorts. This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes o...

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Main Authors: Shikiko Maruta, Harutoshi Sugiyama, Sadahisa Ogasawara, Chihei Sugihara, Mayu Ouchi, Motoyasu Kan, Toshihito Yamada, Yoshifumi Miura, Hiroki Nagashima, Koji Takahashi, Yuko Kusakabe, Hiroshi Ohyama, Koichiro Okitsu, Izumi Ohno, Rintaro Mikata, Yuji Sakai, Toshio Tsuyuguchi, Jun Kato, Naoya Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17809-5