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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Sep 16, 2025; 17(9): 108420
Published online Sep 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i9.108420
Published online Sep 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i9.108420
Table 2 Overall treatment outcomes, n (%)
| Outcomes | n = 403 |
| Cannulation success rate | 99.2% (400/403) |
| Difficult cannulation | 147 (36.5) |
| Standard technique | 314 (77.9) |
| ACT | 89 (22.1) |
| Complications | 37 (9.2) |
| Hemorrhage | 4 (1.0) (mild) |
| PEP | 14 (3.5) |
| Mild/moderate/severe | 10/2/1 |
| Elevated amylase | 19 (4.7) |
| Amy level, median (range, U/L) | 79 (9-2705) |
| Others | 0 |
- Citation: Kaneko T, Kida M, Kurosu T, Kitahara G, Betto T, Saito Y, Koyama S, Nomura N, Kusano C. Early precut is useful for difficult bile duct cannulation, particularly in cases with long oral protrusion. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2025; 17(9): 108420
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v17/i9/108420.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v17.i9.108420