Influence of a novel classification of the papilla of Vater on the outcome of needle-knife fistulotomy for biliary cannulation

Abstract Background Existing proposed classification systems for the Papilla of Vater (PV) suboptimally account for all relevant, encountered PV appearances, are too complex or have not been assessed for intra- or interobserver variability. We proposed a novel endoscopic classification system for PV...

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Main Authors: Jorge Canena, Luís Lopes, João Fernandes, Patrício Costa, Marianna Arvanitakis, Arjun D. Koch, Jan-Werner Poley, Javier Jimenez, Enrique Dominguez-Munõz, Pietro Familiari, Marco J. Bruno, Mário Dinis-Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01735-3