Precut sphincterotomy: A reliable salvage for difficult biliary cannulation

Table 2 Precut admission, success and complication rates (%)

Ref.	The need for precutting	Deep biliary cannulation	Precut-associated complication	Standard sphincterotomy-associated complication
Bailey et al[10]	12.8	85	14.9	6.1
Rabenstein et al[14]	30	85	7.3	6.8
Foutch et al[15]	9	90	9.8	9.7
Binmoeller et al[16]	38	100	5.5	5.1
Palm et al[17]	25	98.2	8.3	7.18
Cennamo et al[20]	20	92	8
deWeerth et al[18]	30	99	2.9	2.1