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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2015; 21(19): 5918-5925
Published online May 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i19.5918
Published online May 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i19.5918
Needle-knife fistulotomy vs double-guidewire technique in patients with repetitive unintentional pancreatic cannulations
Su Jin Kim, Dae Hwan Kang, Hyung Wook Kim, Cheol Woong Choi, Su Bum Park, Byeong Jun Song, Young Mi Hong, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 626-770, South Korea
Dae Hwan Kang, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 602-739, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim SJ collected the clinical information and was the main author of the manuscript; Kang DH designed the study and performed ERCP; Kim HW performed ERCP; Choi CW performed the statistical analysis; Park SB, Song BJ, Hong YM participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by a 2-year Research Grant of Pusan National University.
Ethics approval: The study was reviewed and approved by the Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest.
Data sharing: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at sulsulpul@naver.com. Participants gave informed consent for data sharing.
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Correspondence to: Dae Hwan Kang, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Beomeo-ri, Mulgeum-eup, Gyeongsangnam-do, Yangsan-si 626-770, South Korea. sulsulpul@naver.com
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Received: December 3, 2014
Peer-review started: December 5, 2014
First decision: January 22, 2015
Revised: January 30, 2015
Accepted: March 19, 2015
Article in press: March 19, 2015
Published online: May 21, 2015
Peer-review started: December 5, 2014
First decision: January 22, 2015
Revised: January 30, 2015
Accepted: March 19, 2015
Article in press: March 19, 2015
Published online: May 21, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: This retrospective single center analysis of outcomes of early needle-knife fistulotomy (NKF) and double-guidewire technique (DGT) revealed that early NKF has a higher success rate of selective biliary cannulation with a lower incidence of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis and shorter procedural time than DGT in patients with repetitive unintentional pancreatic cannulations.