Research Article

Factors Significantly Contributing to a Failed Conventional Endoscopic Stone Clearance in Patients with “Difficult” Choledecholithiasis: A Single-Center Experience

Table 4

Multivariate analysis of contributing factors to successful or unsuccessful stone extraction.

OR95% CI value

Age1.7791.110–2.8500.017
Periampullary diverticula0.6840.452–1.034NS
Multiple stones1.6471.060–2.5590.026
Diameter of CBD stones 15 mm1.8041.210–2.6910.004

OR: odds ratio, NS: not significant.