Table 5.

Comparison of cannulation methods.

	Over-the-Wire	Along-the-Wire	Hitch-and-Ride	p
	(n = 4)	(n = 5)	(n = 7)
Conversion to the other method, n (%)	1 (25)	1 (20)	1 (14)	1
Reason for conversion	GW loss	Difficult cannulation	Failed slit snapping at GW
Method of conversion	Along-the-wire	TPPS	Along-the-wire
Final biliary cannulation, n (%)	4 (100)	5 (100)	7 (100)	1
Time from scope exchange to cannulation, median (range), min	14 (13–17)	11 (3–26)	7 (4–14)	0.206
Adverse events, n (%)	0	1 (20)	0	0.562
Adverse events	-	moderate pancreatitis	-

GW: guidewire; TPPS: transpancreatic precut sphincterotomy.