Shaofei Wang, Bingqing Bai, Sisi Liu, Yuanyuan Fang, Chenyu Zhang, Xinwen Chen, Qiming Huang, Jiren Wang, Jianglong Hong, Yang Li, Zhangwei Xu, Xiaochang Liu, Junjun Bao, Qiao Mei, Rutao Hong
BACKGROUND: When unintentional pancreatic duct access occurs during difficult biliary cannulation, the double guidewire (DGW) or transpancreatic sphincterotomy (TPS) may be utilized. DGW can be easily switched to TPS due to the existing guidewire in the pancreatic duct. However, the efficacy of TPS after DGW, named sequential DGW-TPS technique, versus primary TPS has not been assessed. AIMS: Our aim was to compare the benefits and adverse events of sequential DGW-TPS technique and primary TPS...
April 9, 2024: Digestive Diseases and Sciences