Clinical efficacy, timing, and outcomes of ERCP for management of bile duct leaks: a nationwide cohort study.

However, Chandra et al 6 found that sphincterotomy was as efficacious as stent placement, but sphincterotomy was faster and more cost-effective. Our study found that combination therapy had a lower incidence of AEs compared to sphincterotomy and biliary stent placement alone; however, this did not reach statistical significance.

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