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Table 2 Details of endoscopic treatment

From: Endoscopic balloon dilatation for benign hepaticojejunostomy anastomotic stricture using short double-balloon enteroscopy in patients with a prior Whipple’s procedure: a retrospective study

The diagnostic and therapeutic technical success, no (%)

46/46 (100)

Median time of scope insertion, min (IQR)

13 (7–29)

Median procedural time, min (IQR)

54 (37–82)

Biliary cannulation, no (%)

 Standard catheter

44 (96)

 Thinner catheter

2 (4)

Pre-dilation, no (%)

 7-Fr screw-type device for biliary cannulation

1 (2)

 7-Fr SBDC for balloon dilation

7 (15)

Balloon dilator, no (%)

 6-mm in diameter

7 (15)

 8-mm in diameter

39 (85)

Endoscopic biliary stone extraction, no (%)

12 (26)

Endoscopic nasobiliary drainage, no (%)

38 (83)

Hospitalization, day (IQR)

7 (5–10)

  1. IQR interquartile range, SBDC Soehendra biliary dilation catheter