Short-Term Biliary Stent Placement Contributing Common Bile Duct Stone Disappearance with Preservation of Duodenal Papilla Function

Table 1

Patient characteristics ().

Characteristics
Male/female	43/23
Mean age (years)	68.5 (36–94)
Cholangitis
Grade III/II/I	3/24/39
Gallbladder with/without gallstones	45/14