Predictive factors of needle-knife pre-cut papillotomy failure in patients with difficult biliary cannulation

Abstract Predictors of needle-knife pre-cut papillotomy (NKP) failure for patients with difficult biliary cannulation has not been reported. Between 2004 and 2016, 390 patients with difficult biliary cannulation undergoing NKP were included in this single-center study. Following NKP, deep biliary ca...

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Main Authors: Mu-Hsien Lee, Shu-Wei Huang, Cheng-Hui Lin, Yung-Kuan Tsou, Kai-Feng Sung, Chi-Huan Wu, Nai-Jen Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09117-9