Safety and success of precut biliary sphincterotomy: Is it linked to experience or expertise?

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2007; 13(15): 2183-2186
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Table 1 Indications for precut and standard biliary sphincterotomy

Indication	PBS (%)	ES (%)	¹P
	n = 150	n = 818
Stones	27	35	0.04^a
Malignancy	15	3	< 0.001^c
Biliary dilatation	15	10	0.07
Stricture	11	2	< 0.001^c
Bile leak	9	4	0.006^b
Pancreatitis	8	15	0.017^a
Jaundice	5	3	0.36
Stent	1	6	0.19
Elevated LFTs	2	2	0.74
Cholangitis	1	1	1.00
r/o SOD	1	8	0.002^b

^aP < 0.5,

^bP < 0.01,

^cP < 0.001 expressed as PBS vs ES using Chi-square (or Fisher’s exact test where appropriate). PBS: precut biliary sphincterotomy; ES: endoscopic sphincterotomy.

Citation: Robison LS, Varadarajulu S, Wilcox CM. Safety and success of precut biliary sphincterotomy: Is it linked to experience or expertise? World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(15): 2183-2186
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i15.2183