title: Female gender may give rise to difficulties in endoscopic and laparoscopic biliary surgery.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Grönroos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laine
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salminen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karvonen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lavonius
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gullichsen
mesh_terms: D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000293:injuries* / Q000502:physiology; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000379:methods*; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D004548:Elasticity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D009038:Motion; D018583:Pliability; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*