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. 2018 Dec 26;6(16):1073–1086. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i16.1073

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Transpancreatic biliary sphincterotomy. A: Pancreatic duct is unintentionally cannulated during biliary cannulation attempts; B: Guidewire is inserted to the pancreatic duct; C: Cutting wire of the sphincterotome is oriented towards 11 o’clock to cut the septum between the pancreatic duct and bile duct; D: Bile duct is cannulated after a 5-Fr plastic stent is inserted to the pancreatic duct for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis prophylaxis.