Endosonographic finding of the simultaneous depiction of bile and pancreatic ducts can predict difficult biliary cannulation on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

• Susumu Shinoura,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Department of Healthcare Management, School of Psychology and Healthcare Management at Akasaka, International University of Health and Welfare, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Prevention and Analysis of Cardiovascular Diseases, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan, Department of Clinical Research and Quality Management, Center of Clinical Research and Quality Management, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4054-7778

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• Akihiro Tokushige,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Prevention and Analysis of Cardiovascular Diseases, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan, Department of Digestive Diseases, Okinawa Chubu Hospital, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan

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• Kenji Chinen,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Research and Quality Management, Center of Clinical Research and Quality Management, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan

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• Hideki Mori,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Research and Quality Management, Center of Clinical Research and Quality Management, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9294-9066

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• Shin Kato,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4792-9397

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• Shinichiro Ueda

  Roles Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: blessyou@med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Prevention and Analysis of Cardiovascular Diseases, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0456-0841

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