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Table 1 Comparison of patient characteristics between DBE and SBE groups

From: Comparison of double-balloon and single-balloon enteroscope for therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiography after Roux-en-Y small bowel surgery

 

DBE

SBE

 

Number of procedures:

n = 30

n = 65

P-value

Male/female

 Number of patients*:

10/10

20/36

0.295

 Mean age years ± sem (range)

60 ± 3 (30–76)

56 ± 2 (19–89)

0.282

 ASA status (median) (range)

2 (2–4)

2 (2–4)

0.720

Type of Roux-en-Y (n)

 SA

24/30

32/65

0.007

 SP

2/30

13/65

0.133

 LP

4/30

20/65

0.080

  1. * Three patients underwent ERCP using both DBE and SBE, explaining the difference in total number of patients (n = 73) and the number of patients in the DBE (n = 20) and the SBE (n = 56) group. Statistical analysis was performed using Fisher’s Exact test (relative distribution), Student’s t test (parametric data) and Mann-Whitney U test (nonparametric data)
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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