Table 5 Case series evaluating outcomes of needle-knife fistulotomy.

From: Efficacy and safety of primary, early and late needle-knife fistulotomy for biliary access

References

Patients (n)

Technical success (%)

Pancreatitis rate (%)

Pancreatitis prophylaxis

Time to undertake NFK (minutes)

Harewood and Baron25

253

92

11

No

Late (after 20 min)

Donnellan et al.26

352

90.1

0.3

No

Late (no time reported)

Lopes et al.8

204

81

6.4

No

Late (after 12–15 min)

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