Post written by Jay Bapaye, MD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New York, USA. Precut sphincterotomy is a technique used when attempts at gaining biliary access with the help of standard catheters, cannulotomes, and guidewires have failed. In our study, we tried to answer the question of how does a primary …
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Early precut versus primary precut sphincterotomy to reduce post-ERCP pancreatitis
Post written by Sudhir Maharshi, MD, DM, and Shyam Sunder Sharma, DNB, DM, from the Department of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur, India. The focus of our study was to assess the safety and efficacy of primary precut. It is well known that precut sphincterotomy, usually considered after repeated and failed cannulation, is …
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