Endoscopy, Table of Contents Endoscopy 2019; 51(12): 1187DOI: 10.1055/a-1008-9257 Letter to the editor © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkSphincterotomy alone appears sufficient for the treatment of bile leaks Authors Author Affiliations Subhash Chandra Division of Gastroenterology, CHI Health – Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, USA Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article(opens in new window) See also:Endoscopic management of biliary leaks: a systematic review with meta-analysisEndoscopy 2019; 51(11): 1074-1081DOI: 10.1055/a-0835-5940See also:Reply to Chandra et al.Endoscopy 2019; 51(12): 1188-1188DOI: 10.1055/a-1008-9325 Full Text References References 1 Vlaemynck K, Lahousse L, Vanlander A. et al. Endoscopic management of biliary leaks: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Endoscopy 2019; 2 Ayres L, Cheriyan D, Scott R. et al. A randomized trial comparing winged versus conventional plastic stents for malignant bile duct strictures. Endosc Int Open 2017; 5: E635-E641 3 Chandra S, Murali AR, Mesadeh M. et al. Endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy alone versus with biliary stent in management of bile duct leak; a comparative study. Gastrointest Endosc 2017; 85 Suppl AB414