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Table 4 Complications in LBD alone and EST plus LBD groups

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

Complications

LBD alone (n = 62)

EST plus LBD (n = 69)

Pvalue

Pancreatitis

4

3

0.593

Bleeding

0

0

 

Perforation

0

1

0.341

Embedded broken basket after ML

0

1

0.341

Total

4

5

0.858

  1. LBD: Large-balloon dilation; EST: Endoscopic sphincterotomy.