papillotome

English

Noun

papillotome (plural papillotomes)

1. (surgery) An instrument used to make incisions into a papilla
   • 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^[1], volume 2015, →DOI:

     Round insulated tip papillotome was not shown to be superior to NKS in terms of successful cannulation and post-ERCP complications.

Related terms

• papillotomy