Open AccessEffect of precut sphincterotomy on post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Abhishek Choudhary,
Jessica Winn,
Sameer Siddique,
Murtaza Arif,
Zainab Arif,
Ghassan M. Hammoud,
Srinivas R. Puli,
Jamal A. Ibdah,
Matthew L. Bechtold
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i14.4093
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , pancreatitis , odds ratio , common bile duct , cochrane collaboration , medline , adverse effect , surgery , cochrane library , political science , law
To conduct a systemic review and meta-analysis to investigate the role of early precut technique. Multiple randomized controlled trails (RCTs) have reported conflicting results of the early precut sphincterotomy.