Comparative analysis of endoscopic precut conventional and needle knife sphincterotomy

Table 5 Complication rates after pre-cut sphincterotomy

Ref.	Pts. No.	PS type	Start of cut	All complications	PEP	Bleeding	Perforation
Slot et al[1]	-	PNK	Orifice	12%	0.5%	5.5%	3%
Kasmin et al[14]	72/398	PNK	Centre	11%	3.8%	3.8%	3.8%
Huibregtse et al[21]	190/987	PNK	Orifice	2.6%	1.0%	1.5%	0%
Dowsett et al[25]	96/748	PNK	Orifice	5.20%	1.0%	4%	0%
Shakoor et al[26]	53/1367	PNK	Orifice	11%	5.5%	3.7%	1.8%
Leung et al[27]	20/510	PNK	Centre	20%	0%	20%	0%
Donnellan et al[28]	352/2603	PNK	Centre	4.8%	1.0%	4.2%	0.3%
Our data	84/402	PNK	Centre	4.80%	5.4%	0%	0%
	59/402	PCS	-	3.4%	3.4%	0%	0%
Binmoeller et al[11]	123/327	PCS	-	5.3%	2.7%	2.4%	0%
Goff et al[12]	32/110	PCS	-	12%	12%	0%	0%

PS: Pre-cut sphincterotomy; PEP: Pos-ercp pancreatitis; PCS: Pre-cut conventional sphincterotomy; PNK : Pre-cut needle knife.