Table 3. Comparison of complication rates with advanced techniques in our study with literature data.
| DWG alone | TPS alone | NKS alone | |
| Literature | |||
| Success, % | 72 11
75 16 |
90 8
95.9 7 |
90.8 8
84.2 7 |
| Complication, % | 4 11
20 16 |
14.3 8
9.6 7 |
18.4 8
10.5 7 |
| Our study | |||
| Success, % | 68 | 76 | 80 |
| Complication, %1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 6.5 |
DWG, double wire-guided; NKS, needle-knife sphincterotomy; TPS, transpancreatic papillary septotomy.
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For comparison, complication rates for each of the advanced techniques are shown.