Comparison between loop-tip guidewire-assisted and conventional endoscopic cannulation in high risk patients

Comparison between loop-tip guidewire-assisted and conventional endoscopic cannulation in high risk patients

Background: The guidewire biliary cannulation (GWC) technique may increase the cannulation rate and decrease the risk for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis. The aim of our multicenter prospective randomized controlled trial was to determine if the use of an atra...

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Main Authors: Enzo Masci, Benedetto Mangiavillano, Carmelo Luigiano, Alessandra Bizzotto, Eugenio Limido, Paolo Cantù, Gianpiero Manes, Paolo Viaggi, Giancarlo Spinzi, Franco Radaelli, Alberto Mariani, Clara Virgilio, Angela Alibrandi, Pier Alberto Testoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-09-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1392879

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