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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 5 Comparison of patient backgrounds between standard and advanced cannulation techniques, n (%)
| Outcomes | Standard cannulation techniques (n = 314) | ACTs | Univariate analysis | Logistic regression analysis (P value) | OR (95%CI) |
| Age, median (range) | 78 (29-104) | 78 (46-96) | 1.00 | - | - |
| Sex (male/female) | 176/138 | 54/35 | 0.47 | - | - |
| Malignant disease | 89 (28.3) | 48 (53.9) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 2.58 (1.53-4.34) |
| Experts | 162 (51.6) | 52 (58.4) | 0.28 | 0.63 | 1.24 (0.76-1.84) |
| Peripapillary diverticulum | 88 (28.0) | 19 (21.3) | 0.22 | 0.47 | 0.76 (0.44-1.32) |
| Oral protrusion-L | 52 (16.6) | 58 (65.2) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 2.77 (1.65-4.65) |
- 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