Review
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2010; 2(3): 97-103
Published online Mar 16, 2010. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i3.97
Table 2 Success and pancreatitis rates with cannulation techniques
%Ref.
Primary success in cannulation
Standard catheter54 to 67[3,30]
Standard catheter with guide wire81[3]
Sphincterotome78 to 84[4,29]
Sphincterotome with guide wire97 to 99[26,30]
Success in difficult cannulation after primary failure with standard method
Persistence73 to 75[2,49]
Needle knife67 to 91[2,6,9,34,37]
Erlangen knife78 to 100[32,50]
Pancreatic sphincterotomy91 to 100[10,12,13,22,40,41]
Pancreatic stent97 to 100[28,47]
Pancreatic guide wire73 to 93[5,8]
Pancreatitis rate after difficult cannulation
Persistence2-4[2,49]
Needle knife1-11[2,6,9,34,37]
Erlangen knife3-7[32,50]
Pancreatic sphincterotomy0-12[10,12,13,22,40,41]
Pancreatic stent5-7[28,47]
Pancreatic guide wire0-2[5,8]