Residual choledocholithiasis after choledocholithotomy T-tube drainage: what is the best intervention strategy?

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 1 Baseline information of the enrolled patients

	ERCP group	CDS group	p value
The median age	65 ± 6.5	68 ± 4.7	0.41
> 60	37	41
≤ 60	13	21
Sex(male)	50	62	0.95
male	36	45
Female	14	17
Surgical approach	50	62	0.96
Laparotomy	24	30
Laparoscopic surgery	26	32
Stone size	50	62	0.88
≥ 1 cm	6	8
< 1 cm	44	54
Stone number	50	62	0.83
≥ 2	12	16
< 2	38	46
Comorbidities	29	32
Diabetes	5	7	0.58
Coronary heart disease	8	7	0.46
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	4	5	0.99
Hypertension	12	13	0.70

ERCP Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, CDS Choledochfiberscope via the T-tube sinus tract

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