Does endoscopic sphincterotomy contribute to the prevention of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis after endoscopic biliary stenting for malignant biliary obstruction? A multicenter prospective cohort study.
Hiroko NebikiKoichi FujitaShujiro YazumiMamoru TakenakaToru MaruoKazuya MatsumotoMasanori AsadaTakaaki EguchiTokuhiro MatsubaraSatoki YasumuraHisakazu MatsumotoTakashi TamuraSaiko MaruiKazunori HasegawaAkira MitoroAtsuhiro MasudaRyoji TakadaRyuki MinamiTakeshi OguraNoriyuki HokiEiji FunatsuAkira KuritaTakumi OnoyamaTakeshi TomodaToshiharu UekiTomoaki YamasakiYuhei SakataToshihiro KatayamaTakashi KawamuraHirofumi KawamotoPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2022)
Endoscopic sphincterotomy may not contribute to the prevention of PEP after endoscopic biliary stenting for malignant biliary obstruction, even in cases of insertion with a fully covered MS across the papilla.