Factors Predicting Difficult Biliary Cannulation during Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Common Bile Duct Stones

• Main Authors: Hirokazu Saito (Author), Yoshihiro Kadono (Author), Takashi Shono (Author), Kentaro Kamikawa (Author), Atsushi Urata (Author), Jiro Nasu (Author), Haruo Imamura (Author), Ikuo Matsushita (Author), Tatsuyuki Kakuma (Author), Shuji Tada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims Difficult biliary cannulation is an important risk factor for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP). Therefore, this study aimed to identify the factors that predict difficult cannulation for common bile duct stones (CBDS) to reduce the risk fo...