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Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of the patients

From: Endoscopic large-balloon dilation alone versus endoscopic sphincterotomy plus large-balloon dilation for the treatment of large bile duct stones

 

LBD alone

EST plus LBD

Pvalue

 

(n = 62)

(n = 69)

 

Gender (male/female)

23/39

33/36

0.215

Age (years)

70.4 ± 10.9

68.2 ± 10.5

0.902

Periampullary

33 (53.2)

38 (55.1)

0.832

diverticulum, no. (%)

   

Cholecystectomy, no. (%)

16 (25.8)

18 (26.1)

0.971

Bile duct stones

   

 Size (mm)a

15.7 ± 3.3

16.5 ± 4.2

0.182

 Number

2.3 ± 1.6

2.8 ± 1.8

0.109

Bile duct size (mm)b

20.5 ± 4.4

21.4 ± 4.6

0.996

  1. LBD: Large-balloon dilation; EST: Endoscopic sphincterotomy.
  2. Continuous variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
  3. a Maximum transverse diameter of the largest stone.
  4. b Maximum transverse diameter of the bile duct proximal to the tapered segment of the distal common bile duct.
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BMC Gastroenterology

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