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• Can a wire-guided cannulation technique increase bile duct cannulation rate and prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis?: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

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• An analysis of the factors associated with the development of complications in patients undergoing precut sphincterotomy: a prospective, controlled, randomized, multicenter study.

  Manes G, Di Giorgio P, Repici A, Macarri G, Ardizzone S, Porro GB. Manes G, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Oct;104(10):2412-7. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2009.345. Epub 2009 Jun 23. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009. PMID: 19550413 Clinical Trial.
• Preoperative biliary drainage for cancer of the head of the pancreas.

  van der Gaag NA, Rauws EA, van Eijck CH, Bruno MJ, van der Harst E, Kubben FJ, Gerritsen JJ, Greve JW, Gerhards MF, de Hingh IH, Klinkenbijl JH, Nio CY, de Castro SM, Busch OR, van Gulik TM, Bossuyt PM, Gouma DJ. van der Gaag NA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2010 Jan 14;362(2):129-37. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0903230. N Engl J Med. 2010. PMID: 20071702 Clinical Trial.
• Giant laterally spreading tumors of the papilla: endoscopic features, resection technique, and outcome (with videos).

  Hopper AD, Bourke MJ, Williams SJ, Swan MP. Hopper AD, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2010 May;71(6):967-75. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.11.021. Epub 2010 Mar 11. Gastrointest Endosc. 2010. PMID: 20226451