Endoscopic Fistulotomy – ‘The Suprapapillary Punch’: A Method of Access to the Bile Duct during ERCP

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is established as the method of choice to investigate the biliary tree when obstruction is suspected. On rare occasions, the papilla cannot be entered because of anatomical or pathological abnormalities. This report describes endoscopic fistuloto...

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Main Author: Noel B Hershfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1994-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/497470

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