Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 275-279 , February 2010

Difficult biliary cannulation: use of physician-controlled wire-guided cannulation over a pancreatic duct stent to reduce the rate of precut sphincterotomy (with video)

Received 7 February 2009 ,Accepted 23 August 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: All authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.

 If you would like to chat with an author of this article, you may contact Dr. Coté at gcote@iupui.edu.

PII: S0016-5107(09)02428-6

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.08.028

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 275-279 , February 2010

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