Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Papillary Large Balloon Dilation for Removal of Large Bile Duct Stones in Advanced Age
Table 1
Demographics and baseline characteristics.
Variables
Total ()
<80 yr ()
≥80 yr ()
value
Age (years, range)
(50–92)
(50–79)
(80–92)
<0.001
Sex (M)
107 (52.5)
89 (60.1)
18 (32.1)
<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
0.261
With ES
116 (56.9)
80 (54.1)
36 (64.3)
<0.001
Precutting
28 (13.7)
22 (14.9)
6 (10.7)
0.442
Previous surgery
Cholecystectomy
29 (14.2)
21 (14.2)
8 (14.3)
0.986
Billroth II gastrectomy
35 (17.2)
29 (19.6)
6 (10.7)
0.133
Underlying chronic disease
110 (53.9)
73 (49.3)
37 (66.1)
0.032
Neurologic
CVA
20 (9.8)
17 (11.5)
3 (5.4)
0.291
Dementia
6 (2.9)
0
6 (10.7)
<0.001
Hypertension
84 (41.2)
56 (37.8)
28 (50.0)
0.115
Cardiovascular
Coronary heart disease
12 (5.9)
7 (4.7)
5 (8.9)
0.255
Congestive heart failure
9 (4.4)
6 (4.1)
3 (5.4)
0.708
Chronic renal failure
5 (2.5)
4 (2.7)
1 (1.8)
1.000
Liver cirrhosis
7 (3.4)
7 (4.7)
0
0.193
COPD
9 (4.4)
4 (2.7)
5 (8.9)
0.118
Periampullary diverticulum
102 (50.0)
68 (45.9)
34 (60.7)
0.060
Large diverticulum (>3 cm)
26 (12.7)
13 (8.8)
13 (23.2)
0.006
Gallstones
85 (41.7)
60 (40.5)
25 (44.6)
0.596
CBD stones
Number (1/2/≥3)
101/33/70
75/25/48
26/8/22
0.434
Size of stones (mm, range)
(10–37)
(10–35)
(10–37)
0.094
Type (brown/black/cholesterol)
38/166/204
131/132/1
47/7/1
0.285
CBD pathology
CBD diameter (mm, range)
(9.1–35.5)
(9.1–35.5)
(10.2–35.2)
0.052
Distal CBD stricture
11 (5.4)
8 (5.4)
3 (5.4)
0.989
Size of balloon dilator (mm, range)
(12–20)
(12–20)
(12–20)
0.275
Duration of balloon (mm, range)
(10–60)
(10–60)
(10–60)
0.321
BMI: body mass index; ES: endoscopic sphincterotomy; CVA: cerebrovascular accident; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CBD: common bile duct. Values are presented as mean ± SD (range) or as numbers (%).
