Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 266-271 , February 2010

Needle-knife sphincterotomy: factors predicting its use and the relationship with post-ERCP pancreatitis (with video)

Received 3 April 2009 ,Accepted 25 September 2009.

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

 See CME section; p. 365

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PII: S0016-5107(09)02533-4

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.09.024

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 266-271 , February 2010

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