Gastroenterol Res

Gastroenterology Research, ISSN 1918-2805 print, 1918-2813 online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 11, Number 1, February 2018, pages 36-40

Outcomes of a Physician-Controlled Wire-Guided Cannulation of the Bile Duct Using a Novel Sphincterotome: A Single-Center, Prospective Study

Figures

Figure 1. (a) CleverCut3V Short Bend Tip with a tip length of 2 mm and a cutting wire length of 15 mm. (b) The tip can be bowed compactly.

Figure 2. The proportion of final SBDC success was 97.5% (n = 39). The final SBDC techniques used in 10 patients with failed PCWGC were contrast injection method (n = 6), PGP (n = 1), and precutting (n = 3).

Figure 3. (a) An oral protrusion with three or more folds. (b) A marked swelling oral protrusion (hooknose shape).

Tables

**Table 1.** Patients’ Clinical Characteristics
SD: standard deviation.
Median age (SD), years	72.2 (11.4)
Sex (male), n (%)	20 (50.0)
Reasons for ERCP, n	Choledocholithiasis, 29
	Malignant biliary stricture, 10 (pancreatic cancer, 5; bile duct cancer, 2; gallbladder cancer, 2; metastatic lymph nodes, 1)
	Benign biliary stricture, 1

**Table 2.** SBDC Success Within 10 min, SBDC Time, and Complications
SBDC: selective bile duct cannulation; IQR: interquartile range.
SBDC success within 10 min, n (%)	29 (72.5)
Median SBDC time, s (IQR)	240 (92 - 925)
Complications, n (%)	Pancreatitis mild, 1 (2.5)
	Hemorrhage moderate, 1 (2.5)

**Table 3.** Factors Affecting SBDC Failure by PCWGC With a CleverCut3V Short Bend Tip
	SBDC success with PCWGC (n = 29)	SBDC failure with PCWGC (n = 11)	Odds ratio	95% CI	Two-tailed P value
SBDC: selective bile duct cannulation; PCWGC: physician-controlled wire-guided cannulation; CI: confidence interval. *Fisher’s exact test.
Malignant biliary stricture due to pancreatic cancer, n	2	3	5.063	0.716 - 35.776	0.117*
Juxtapapillary diverticulum, n	11	5	1.364	0.335 - 5.552	0.728*
Large oral protrusion, n	1	4	16.000	1.537 - 166.533	0.015*