2008;23(3):344-347. There have been several efforts to develop an effective preventive strategy that will eliminate or reduce the risk or severity of post-ERCP pancreatitis. Most of the ...

Two (7.1%) patients needed de-roofing of the papilla by needle-knife papillotomy to gain access ... precluding the passage of even a standard ERCP cannula (Fig. 3). He was treated successfully ...