Efficacy and Safety of Single-Session Endoscopic Stone Removal for Acute Cholangitis Associated with Choledocholithiasis

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

	Removal group (n=78)	Drainage group (n=89)	value
Age (mean±SD)	71.1±16.1	77.3±9.9	0.002
Sex (Male/Female)	41/37	52/37	0.447
Performance status (0-2/3-4)	66/12	72/17	0.527
Severity of cholangitis (Moderate/Mild)	37/41	39/50	0.640
Blood test values
WBC (/μl) (mean±SD)	10661±4280	10903±4320	0.717
CRP (mg/dl) (mean±SD)	6.26±5.55	6.09±6.09	0.851
T-Bil (mg/dl) (mean±SD)	3.80±2.71	3.30±2.42	0.213
Number of stones (mean±SD)	2.33±2.29	3.37±3.47	0.002
Diameter of stones (mm)(mean±SD)	8.55±4.80	12.24±6.36	<0.001
Post-endoscopic sphincterotomy (n (%))	19 (24.4)	23 (25.8)	0.825
Parapapillary diverticulum (n (%))	44 (56.4)	52 (58.4)	0.793
Antithrombotic drug (n (%))	6 (7.7)	59 (66.3)	<0.001

SD: standard deviation, WBC: white blood cell count, CRP: C-reactive protein, and T-Bil: total bilirubin.