Optimal timing for precutting in cases with difficult biliary cannulation

Background and study aims In endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), precutting is widely used when achieving biliary cannulation is difficult. However, no consensus has been reached with regard to the best time to initiate precutting. Patients and methods We retrospectivel...

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Main Authors: Yuichi Takano, Masatsugu Nagahama, Fumitaka Niiya, Takahiro Kobayashi, Eiichi Yamamura, Naotaka Maruoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-08-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0599-6260