Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Manuscript ID	24729
Country	Japan

Received	2016-02-09 10:08
Peer-Review Started	2016-02-13 10:14
To Make the First Decision	2016-03-23 10:35
Return for Revision	2016-03-25 14:29
Revised	2016-04-06 18:11
Second Decision	2016-07-28 14:47
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2016-07-31 15:15
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-08-08 14:45
Articles in Press	2016-08-08 14:45
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Prospective Study
Article Title	Prior minimal endoscopic sphincterotomy to prevent pancreatitis related to endoscopic balloon sphincteroplasty
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Ryo Kanazawa, Jin Kan Sai, Tomoyasu Ito, Hiroko Miura, Shigeto Ishii, Hiroaki Saito, Ko Tomishima, Ryo Shimizu, Koki Sato, Manabu Hayashi, Sumio Watanabe and Shuichiro Shiina
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Corresponding Author	Jin Kan Sai, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. jinkans@juntendo.ac.jp
Key Words	Choledocholithiasis; Adverse event; Pancrea­titis; Endoscopic sphincterotomy; Endoscopic balloon sphincteroplasty
Core Tip	We evaluated the efficacy of prior minimal endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) to prevent pancreatitis related to endoscopic balloon sphincteroplasty (EBS). One hundred and five patients with bile duct stones < 8 mm were subjected to minimal EST (up to one-third of the size the papilla) plus 8 mm EBS (EST-EBS group). The incidence of pancreatitis and the difference in serum amylase level after the procedure were examined and compared with those associated with 8-mm EBS alone in 32 patients of historical control (control group). The difference in serum amylase level after the procedure in the EST-EBS group was significantly lower than that observed in the control group (P < 0.001). The incidence of post-procedure pancreatitis was 0% (0/105) in the EST-EBS group and 15.6% (5/32) in the control group (P < 0.001).
Publish Date	2016-10-13 19:30
Citation	Kanazawa R, Sai JK, Ito T, Miura H, Ishii S, Saito H, Tomishima K, Shimizu R, Sato K, Hayashi M, Watanabe S, Shiina S. Prior minimal endoscopic sphincterotomy to prevent pancreatitis related to endoscopic balloon sphincteroplasty. World J Gastro­intest Endosc 2016; 8(18): 663-668
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v8/i18/663.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v8.i18.663

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