Meanings
nounpapillotome (plural papillotomes)
plural papillotomes
- medicineAn instrument used to make incisions into a papilla
Round insulated tip papillotome was not shown to be superior to NKS in terms of successful cannulation and post-ERCP complications.
2015 August 9, Birol Baysal et al., “A Novel Round Insulated Tip Papillotome as an Alternative to the Classic Needle-Knife for Precut Sphincterotomy in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography”, in Gastroenterology Research and Practice, volume 2015, →DOI
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