Research Article

Endoscopic Management of the Difficult Bile Duct Stones: A Single Tertiary Center Experience

Table 3

Multivariate analysis for factors affecting endoscopic success.

VariableOR%95 CIp value

Age0.963(0.921–1.006)0.089
Previous cholecystectomy1.006(0.997–1.015)0.181
Periampullary diverticula1.040(0.315–1.780)0.774
Bile duct size in first session0.780(0.681–0.893)0.001
Maximum stone size in first session0.808(0.726–0.898)0.001