title: Avoidance of early needle knife sphincterotomy to achieve deep biliary cannulation is no longer justified.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Gastroenterology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fuccio
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cennamo
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*