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. 2011 Oct;7(10):674-6.

Grading the degree of difficulty of ERCP procedures

Stephen M Schutz  1
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Grading the degree of difficulty of ERCP procedures

Stephen M Schutz. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2011 Oct.
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Needle-knife papillotomy for treatment of ampullary cancer; this is an example of an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedure with a high degree of difficulty.
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