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Table 3 Five patients with recurrent bile duct stone in limited EST plus EPLBD group

From: The efficacy of limited endoscopic sphincterotomy plus endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation for removal of large bile duct stones

 

Recurrence (n = 5)

No recurrence (n = 52)

P-value

Age (years)

84 (62–86)

72 (65.25–83.75)

0.682

Gender (M/F)

0/5

25/27

0.061

Gallstones

3

19

0.364

Post-cholecystectomy

2

24

> 0.99

Diverticulum

3

22

0.645

Stone number ≤ 3/> 3

5/0

35/17

0.157

Largest stone size (mm)

19.0 (17.0–27.5)

17.5 (15.0–20.0)

0.186

Procedure time (min)

41.0 (31.0–55.0)

31.5 (25.0–43.75)

0.127

Largest CHD/CBD diameter (mm)

2.60 (2.10–3.10)

1.80 (1.50–2.28)

0.022

  1. EST endoscopic sphincterotomy, EPLBD endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation, CHD common hepatic dust, CBD common bile duct
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