[Percutaneous antegrade papillotomy. Preliminary experimental results and potential clinical use (author's transl)]

The possibility of percutaneous antegrade papillotomy under image intensifier control was investigated in eight dogs. It was successful in five animals. Successful papillotomy can be recognised radiologically and also by the feel of the catheter. The effect of papillotomy can be demonstrated by a fall of the pressure gradient existing between common bile duct and duodenum. The use of this method in patients is discussed.