Endoscopic ultrasound–guided rendezvous and precut sphincterotomy are both effective salvage techniques for patients with ...

ERCP is used primarily to diagnose and treat conditions of the bile ducts and pancreas. ERCP combines the use of x-rays and an endoscope, which is a long, flexible, lighted tube. Through the endoscope ...

Guide-wire-assisted cannulation was not used for this study, a technique which is standard practice in many centers undertaking ERCP. Whether use of such a technique would have increased the rate ...