Comparison between needle-knife fistulotomy and standard cannulation in ERCP

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Sep 16, 2012; 4(9): 398-404
Published online Sep 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i9.398

Table 3 Deep biliary cannulation success rate

	Group F	Group S	P value
During the first ERCP	85/88 (96.5%)	60/85 (70.6%) (within 4 attempts of no more than 5 min)	< 0.0001
		Patients shifted to fistulotomy 21/24 (84%)
During the second ERCP after 7 d	0	4 (4.7%)
Overall success rate	96.5%	98.8%

Evaluation of statistical significance according to χ² test. ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cannulation of the papilla; NS: Not significant.

Citation: Ayoubi M, Sansoè G, Leone N, Castellino F. Comparison between needle-knife fistulotomy and standard cannulation in ERCP. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2012; 4(9): 398-404
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v4/i9/398.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v4.i9.398