Early ‘shallow’ needle-knife papillotomy and guidewire cannulation: an effective and safe approach to difficult papilla

Early ‘shallow’ needle-knife papillotomy and guidewire cannulation: an effective and safe approach to difficult papilla

Introduction: Needle-knife sphincterotomy (NKS), known as ‘precut’, is used worldwide to facilitate access to the common bile duct when standard cannulation has failed. This procedure is considered hazardous because it is burdened with high procedural related complications (bleeding and perforation)...

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Main Authors: Fausto Fiocca, Gianfranco Fanello, Fabrizio Cereatti, Roberta Maselli, Vincenzo Ceci, Gianfranco Donatelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-05-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X15576466

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