Pancreatic guidewire placement for achieving selective biliary cannulation during endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography

Table 1 Characteristics and diagnosis of the patients (n = 113)

Characteristics and diagnosis	Number of patients
Mean age (range, yr)	70 (33-90)
Male/Female	63/50
History of pancreatitis	8 (7%)
History of post-ERCP pancreatitis	0%
Normal bilirubin level	67 (59%)
Duodenal diverticulum	32 (28%)
Pancreatic duct stenosis	7 (6%)
Mean procedure time (range, min)	46 (17-98)
Procedure time > 45 min	52 (46%)
Therapeutic ERCP	75 (66%)
Pancreatic duct opacification	100 (100%)
Pancreatic duct stenting	64 (57%)
Biliary sphincterotomy	39 (35%)
Precut	8 (7.1%)
Intraductal ultrasonography	25 (22%)
Biliary stent placement	24 (21%)
Papillary balloon dilatation	2 (1.8%)
Cytology of bile/pancreatic juice	11 (9.7%)
Biopsy of the bile duct/pancreatic duct	10 (8.8%)
Choledocholithiasis	42 (37%)
Cholecystolithiasis	26 (23%)
Cholangiocarcinoma	9 (8.0%)
Pancreatic cancer	8 (7.1%)
Chronic pancreatitis	5 (4.4%)
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm	4 (3.5%)
Ampullary cancer/adenoma	4 (3.5%)