Comparison of the Long-Term Outcomes of Endoscopic Papillary Large Balloon Dilation Alone versus Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Removal of Bile Duct Stones

Table 2

Comparison of procedural details between the EPLBD group and the EST group.

	EST	EPLBD	value
	()	()
Complete stone removal, (%)	60 (100%)	160 (99.4%)	0.54
In first session	59 (98.3%)	158 (98.8%)	0.81
In second session	1 (1.7%)	2 (1.2%)
Number of mechanical lithotripsy, (%)	17 (28.3%)	29 (18.0%)	0.1
Method of stone removal, (%)
Retrieval basket	26 (43.3%)	75 (46.9%)	0.65
Balloon catheter	9 (15%)	19 (11.9)	0.51
Retrieval basket and balloon catheter	22 (36.7%)	61 (38.1%)	0.88
Mechanical lithotripsy basket	3 (5.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0.69
Hospital days, mean (SD)	7.4 (2.5)	7.8 (3.3)	0.49