Research Article
Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Papillary Large Balloon Dilation for Removal of Large Bile Duct Stones in Advanced Age
Table 2
Clinical outcomes of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
| | Variables | Total () | <80 years () | ≥80 years () | value |
| | Overall stone clearance | 196 (96.1) | 144 (97.3) | 52 (92.9) | 0.145 | | Number of sessions of endoscopy | | | | | | 1 | 143 (70.1) | 101 (68.2) | 42 (75.0) | 0.682 | | 2 | 51 (25.0) | 41 (27.7) | 10 (17.9) | | | ≥3 | 10 (4.9) | 6 (4.1) | 4 (7.1) | | | Stent placement | | | | | | ENBD | 38 (18.6) | 27 (18.2) | 11 (19.6) | 0.819 | | ERBD | 33 (16.2) | 24 (16.2) | 9 (16.1) | 0.980 | | Mechanical lithotripsy | 19 (9.3) | 13 (8.8) | 6 (10.7) | 0.672 | | Pancreatogram | 46 (22.5) | 36 (24.3) | 10 (17.9) | 0.324 |
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ENBD: endoscopic nasobiliary drainage; ERBD: endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage. Values are presented as numbers (%).
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