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

Table 5

Comparison of adverse events between early and elective endoscopic sphincterotomy.

	Early EST (n=69)	Elective EST (n=37)	value
Adverse events ratio (n (%))	7 (10.1)	1 (2.7)	0.319
Pancreatitis	2 (2.9)	0 (0)	0.767
Post-EST bleeding	5 (6.8)	1 (2.7)	0.600
Perforation	0 (0)	0 (0)	–
Worsening cholangitis	0 (0)	0 (0)	–
Acute cholecystitis	0 (0)	0 (0)	–

EST: endoscopic sphincterotomy.